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James or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 11× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Defender

James

Chelsea, CHE

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.3M

Cost

6.5M

Total Points

0.8

Points Per Game

4.2

5.1%

Selected By

15.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

292

Minutes Played

540

14.8

ICT Index

18.6

0.0

Form

4.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 3.85 pts per £m (James 0.57 vs Virgil 3.85)

🎯 James is your differential (5.1% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.8%

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

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 James has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

James

22.1

Virgil

48.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

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

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.5m, 25 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 7, and James also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).