Barnes or Drakes-Thomas?

On projected points alone, Barnes is ahead by 23.7 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.

Barnes

Newcastle · MID · £6.1m

Projected, next 6 GW
25.1
Chance of starting
95%
Owned by
7.6%
Points this season
40
Minutes
706

Drakes-Thomas

Crystal Palace · MID · £4.4m

Projected, next 6 GW
1.4
Chance of starting
9%
Owned by
0.1%
Points this season
0
Minutes
0

The answer nobody else gives you

Drakes-Thomas is owned by 0.1% of managers, against 7.6% for Barnes.

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.

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Projected by gameweek

Projected points for Barnes and Drakes-Thomas by gameweek
GWBarnesDrakes-ThomasDifference
94.50.2+4.2
104.20.2+3.9
114.10.2+3.8
123.80.3+3.6
134.10.2+3.9
144.50.2+4.2

Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.20 points per player per gameweek over the last 5. How we calculate them