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GW7 data · compared 18× this gameweek · last compared 5 hours ago

Defender

James

Chelsea, CHE

6.3M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

0.8

9.5%

Selected By

5.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

228

Minutes Played

292

9.8

ICT Index

14.8

3.0

Form

0.0

💰 O'Reilly is the value pick - 1.75 pts per £m (O'Reilly 1.75 vs James 0.57)

🎯 James is your differential (5.1% owned) - O'Reilly is the template pick at 9.5%

Fixtures

Man City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-17
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

📅 O'Reilly has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

O'Reilly

44.2

James

22.1

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in O'Reilly

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

O'Reilly (Man City, £6.3m, 11 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 7, and O'Reilly also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).