Tarkowski or James?

On projected points alone, Tarkowski is ahead by 28.8 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.

Tarkowski

Everton · DEF · £6.2m

Projected, next 6 GW: 28.8
Chance of starting: 95%
Owned by: 18.4%
Points this season: 48
Minutes: 720

James

Chelsea · DEF · £5.2m

Knee injury - Unknown return date

Projected, next 6 GW: 0.0
Chance of starting: 0%
Owned by: 3.6%
Points this season: 3
Minutes: 292

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The answer nobody else gives you

James is owned by 3.6% of managers, against 18.4% for Tarkowski.

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 Tarkowski and James by gameweek
GW	Tarkowski	Difference
9	4.6	+4.6
10	5.3	+5.3
11	4.6	+4.6
12	4.5	+4.5
13	4.6	+4.6
14	5.3	+5.3

Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.19 points per player per gameweek over the last 5. How we calculate them