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Gvardiol or James | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

James

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Gvardiol wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.8M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

6.8

Points Per Game

0.8

28.1%

Selected By

5.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

458

Minutes Played

292

28.0

ICT Index

14.8

4.0

Form

0.0

💰 Gvardiol is the value pick - 7.07 pts per £m (Gvardiol 7.07 vs James 0.57)

🎯 James is your differential (5.1% owned) - Gvardiol is the template pick at 28.1%

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

📅 Gvardiol has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gvardiol

60.5

James

22.1

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Gvardiol

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Gvardiol (Man City, £5.8m, 41 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Gvardiol also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).