Gakpo or Barnes?
On projected points alone, Gakpo is ahead by 9.1 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.
Gakpo
Liverpool · MID · £7.2m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 32.4
- Chance of starting
- 75%
- Owned by
- 12.8%
- Points this season
- 29
- Minutes
- 280
Set-piece taker
Barnes
Newcastle · MID · £6.1m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 23.3
- Chance of starting
- 91%
- Owned by
- 4.7%
- Points this season
- 28
- Minutes
- 450
The answer nobody else gives you
Barnes is owned by 4.7% of managers, against 12.8% for Gakpo.
If you are chasing someone in your mini-league, the less-owned player is usually the right pick even when he projects slightly lower — points from a player your rival also owns cancel out and cannot close the gap. If you are defending a lead, take the one your rival already has: matching them removes their chance to gain on you.
Global ownership is only a proxy. What actually matters is whether the specific people in your league own him.
Check who owns them in my leagueProjected by gameweek
| GW | Gakpo | Barnes | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | +1.1 |
| 7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | +1.3 |
| 8 | 6.4 | 3.8 | +2.6 |
| 9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | +1.1 |
| 10 | 5.3 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| 11 | 5.1 | 3.7 | +1.4 |
Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.28 points per player per gameweek over the last 4. How we calculate them