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Welbeck or Jacob | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 11× this gameweek · last compared 10 hours ago

Forward

Welbeck

Chelsea, CHE

Defender

Jacob

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Welbeck wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

0.0

0.9%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

6.1

ICT Index

0.0

1.5

Form

0.0

💰 Welbeck is the value pick - 0.85 pts per £m (Welbeck 0.85 vs Jacob 0.0)

🎯 Jacob is your differential (0.0% owned) - Welbeck is the template pick at 0.9%

Fixtures

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

Hull City

FUL 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Welbeck has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

29.4

Jacob

15.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Welbeck

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Welbeck (Chelsea, £5.9m, 5 points) is the better FPL pick over Jacob (Hull City, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Welbeck also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).