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Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

Midfielder

Szmodics

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Barnes wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

6.1M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

5.0

Points Per Game

0.0

8.1%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

37.8

ICT Index

0.0

5.5

Form

0.0

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Barnes 4.92 vs Szmodics 0.0)

🎯 Szmodics is your differential (0.0% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

Fixtures

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

Ipswich Town

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Even fixture run for both - avg difficulty 3.2 over the next 5

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Barnes

60.0

Szmodics

15.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Szmodics (Ipswich Town, £5.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7.

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Fixtures

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