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Thiaw or Mykolenko: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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GW2 data · compared 5× this week · last compared 12 minutes ago

Defender

Thiaw

Newcastle, NEW

Defender

Mykolenko

Everton, EVE

🏆 Mykolenko wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

6.0

1.7%

Selected By

1.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

3.0

Form

6.0

💰 Mykolenko is the value pick - 1.33 pts per £m (Thiaw 0.6 vs Mykolenko 1.33)

🎯 Mykolenko is your differential (1.6% owned) - Thiaw is the template pick at 1.7%

Fixtures

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

Everton

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11

📅 Thiaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 2.8)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiaw

43.7

Mykolenko

59.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mykolenko

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 3.0)
Better value for money

Mykolenko (Everton, £4.5m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Thiaw also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 2.8 average difficulty).