How do Barnes and King compare?

Barnes has more season points (42 vs 36), Barnes is more owned (7.4% vs 3.6%), King is cheaper (5.5m vs 6.1m), but Barnes has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.20 vs 3.40).

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Barnes

20 stats won

King

6 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barnes or King?

Barnes wins 20 of 26 stats

Barnes wins 20 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: King 6.

Points
Barnes: 42King: 36
xGI (6 gw)
Barnes: 0.37King: 0.32
Price
Barnes: £6.1mKing: £5.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBarnesKing
Price & ownership30
Playing time20
Recent form42
Season totals32
Set pieces10
Bonus21
Fixtures10
FPL ranks41
Total206

A stat counts when one player is strictly best. Ties and availability are not counted.

How do their key stats compare?

Each spoke is scaled against the best MID in the game. Hover for values.

Barnes: Points 42, xGI (6 gw) 0.37, BPS 167, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 5.8, Upcoming FDR 3.20. King: Points 36, xGI (6 gw) 0.32, BPS 174, Mins (6 gw) 78, DC (6 gw) 4.2, Upcoming FDR 3.40.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Barnes leads 3 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBarnesKing
Price

6.1m(best)

5.5m−0.6m vs best

Ownership

7.4%(best)

3.6%−3.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership

11.6%(best)

5.2%−6.4% vs best

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Barnes leads 2 of 2
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBarnesKing
Starts

9

9

Start rate

100%

100%

Minutes (season)

796(best)

735−61 vs best

Avg minutes

88(best)

82−6 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Barnes leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBarnesKing
Mins (6 gw)

88(best)

78−10 vs best

xG (6 gw)

0.22(best)

0.15−0.07 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.15−0.02 vs best

0.17(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.37(best)

0.32−0.05 vs best

DC (6 gw)

5.83(best)

4.17−1.66 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.73+0.95 vs best

0.78(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Barnes leads 3 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatBarnesKing
Points

42(best)

36−6 vs best

Goals

2

2

Assists

3(best)

1−2 vs best

Total xG

1.54−0.32 vs best

1.86(best)

Total xA

0.96−0.38 vs best

1.34(best)

DC (season)

53(best)

44−9 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Barnes leads 1 of 1
Who takes the set pieces?
StatBarnesKing
Corners & indirect FKs

4th choice(best)

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Barnes leads 2 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBarnesKing
BPS

167−7 vs best

174(best)

BPS (6 gw)

18.2(best)

15.7−2.5 vs best

Bonus

3

3

Bonus (6 gw)

0.2(best)

0.0−0.2 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Barnes leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBarnesKing
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

NEW

(H)

10

MCI

(A)

11

BOU

(H)

12

TOT

(A)

13

EVE

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20(best)

3.40+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Barnes leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBarnesKing
Form

3.5(best)

35th MID · 85th overall

3.0

45th MID · 113th overall

ICT index

54.1

20th MID · 27th overall

61.3(best)

12th MID · 16th overall

Selected

14th MID(best)

46th overall

33rd MID

94th overall

Points per game

4.7(best)

20th MID · 49th overall

4.0

34th MID · 92nd overall

Cost rank

43rd MID(best)

63rd overall

98th MID

155th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • BarnesNEW

    1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
    2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

  • KingFUL

    1. FUL v NEW home, gameweek 10: 1.54 projected goals, 33% clean sheet chance
    2. FUL v MCI away, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 12% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: King (FUL) 2.4 projected team goals, Barnes (NEW) 2.0 projected team goals.

Team projections from bookmaker odds; shaded by projected goals. All projections

Who is over- or under-performing their expected stats?

Goals vs xG

  • Barnes+0.5Barnes: 2 goals from 1.54 xG (+0.5)
  • King+0.1King: 2 goals from 1.86 xG (+0.1)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Barnes+2.0Barnes: 3 assists from 0.96 xA (+2.0)
  • King−0.3King: 1 assists from 1.34 xA (−0.3)

Barnes has 2.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Barnes · 42 pts43% from appearances

  • King · 36 pts49% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBarnesKing
Appearances1818
Goals1010
Assists93
Clean sheets23
Bonus33
Deductions0−1
Total4236

Worked out match by match from FPL's scoring rules; deductions are what's left against FPL's total.

Who scores against good teams?

Easy (FDR 1–2)

  • Barnes6.3(3)
  • King5.0(4)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Barnes4.2(5)
  • King2.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Barnes2.0(1)
  • King5.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: King 5.0 points per game, Barnes 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Barnes5.4(5)
  • King5.3(4)

Away

  • Barnes3.8(4)
  • King3.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Barnes 3.8 points per game, King 3.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Barnes42%

    2 goals and 3 assists of 12 NEW goals

  • King33%

    2 goals and 1 assist of 9 FUL goals

Barnes is involved in 42% of NEW's goals, against 33% for King.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Barnes8 of 9 full games

    8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

  • King3 of 9 full games

    3 × 90 minutes, 6 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Barnes164.4
  • King160.8

Creativity

  • Barnes185.0
  • King187.9

Threat

  • Barnes192.0
  • King265.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Barnes's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; King's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Barnes−15.1k23.8k out8.6k in
  • King−18.5k21.3k out2.8k in

Managers are selling all of them; Barnes the least (−15.1k net).

Which player gives more points per million?

Every MID who has played, by price and season points. Above the line is better value than the median.

Of 218 midfielders who have played: Barnes 6.9 points per £m (11th), King 6.5 points per £m (14th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Barnes
  • King

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Barnes 25, King 17.

How far ahead is Barnes? Above zero Barnes leads; below, King.

Barnes is 8 points ahead of King over these gameweeks. Barnes's biggest lead was 8 (GW 8); King's was 1 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Barnes, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    King, gameweek 4: 3 points v LIV away, 76 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Barnes, gameweek 5: 9 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    King, gameweek 5: 2 points v MUN home, 79 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Barnes, gameweek 6: 2 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    King, gameweek 6: 2 points v IPS away, 75 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Barnes, gameweek 7: 2 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    King, gameweek 7: 2 points v HUL home, 77 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Barnes, gameweek 8: 8 points v CRY away, 76 minutes
    King, gameweek 8: 6 points v COV away, 80 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Barnes, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
    King, gameweek 9: 2 points v AVL away, 78 minutes

Barnes: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); King: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
423
592
622
722
886
922

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
49076
59079
69075
79077
87680
99078

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
40.290.21
50.110.38
60.350.00
70.270.19
80.270.13
90.030.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
40.310.09
50.110.03
60.350.28
70.040.32
80.010.08
90.080.20

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
40.600.30
50.220.41
60.700.28
70.310.51
80.280.21
90.110.20

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
464
595
673
734
863
946

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
400
500
600
700
810
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
400
520
600
700
801
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
42.7%1.2%
54.6%2.0%
68.5%4.8%
78.0%4.9%
87.4%4.6%
97.6%3.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
4£6.0m£5.5m
5£6.0m£5.5m
6£6.1m£5.6m
7£6.1m£5.6m
8£6.1m£5.6m
9£6.1m£5.6m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBarnesKing
4——
516.8%2.4%
615.6%9.6%
712.9%10.0%
818.0%12.5%
911.6%5.2%