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Sakamoto or Hughes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 16 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Sakamoto wins 3 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.1%

Selected By

6.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

2.3

ICT Index

2.4

0.5

Form

0.0

💰 Hughes is the value pick - 0.45 pts per £m (Sakamoto 0.42 vs Hughes 0.45)

🎯 Sakamoto is your differential (0.1% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.6%

Fixtures

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Sakamoto has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Sakamoto

26.1

Hughes

17.7

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Sakamoto

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Sakamoto (Coventry City, £4.8m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.4m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Sakamoto also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).