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Forster or Botman: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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GW2 data · compared 4× this week · last compared 1 minute ago

Goalkeeper

Forster

Bournemouth, BOU

Defender

Botman

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Botman wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

3.0

3.2%

Selected By

0.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

3.0

💰 Botman is the value pick - 0.6 pts per £m (Forster 0.0 vs Botman 0.6)

🎯 Botman is your differential (0.5% owned) - Forster is the template pick at 3.2%

Fixtures

Bournemouth

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-09-12
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-20
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

Newcastle

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-14
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12

📅 Botman has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Forster

14.0

Botman

43.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Botman

Key Factors:

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

Botman (Newcastle, £5.0m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Forster (Bournemouth, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Botman also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).