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GW8 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 3 days ago

Defender

Collins

Brentford, BRE

Defender

James 🏥

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Collins wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

5.4M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

3.3

Points Per Game

0.8

0.8%

Selected By

4.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

196

Minutes Played

292

11.4

ICT Index

14.8

0.0

Form

0.0

💰 Collins is the value pick - 1.85 pts per £m (Collins 1.85 vs James 0.57)

🎯 Collins is your differential (0.8% owned) - James is the template pick at 4.0%

Fixtures

Brentford

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-28

Chelsea

TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-27

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Collins

23.2

James

22.1

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Collins

Key Factors:

Collins (Brentford, £5.4m, 10 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 8, and James also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).