Palmer or Rice?
On projected points alone, Palmer is ahead by 5.1 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.
Palmer
Chelsea · MID · £9.8m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 36.7
- Chance of starting
- 98%
- Owned by
- 27.7%
- Points this season
- 38
- Minutes
- 619
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Rice
Arsenal · MID · £7.3m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 31.6
- Chance of starting
- 95%
- Owned by
- 11.8%
- Points this season
- 36
- Minutes
- 591
Set-piece taker
The answer nobody else gives you
Rice is owned by 11.8% of managers, against 27.7% for Palmer.
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 | Palmer | Rice | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | +1.2 |
| 9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | +0.9 |
| 10 | 5.7 | 6.1 | −0.4 |
| 11 | 6.2 | 5.2 | +1.0 |
| 12 | 5.7 | 5.0 | +0.7 |
| 13 | 6.8 | 5.2 | +1.6 |
Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.20 points per player per gameweek over the last 5. How we calculate them