How do Cash and Thomas compare?

Thomas has more season points (32 vs 18), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 4%), Thomas is cheaper (4.0m vs 4.3m), Thomas has the higher Start rate (89% vs 78%), Thomas has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Cash has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 2.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Thomas wins most stats

Aston Villa

AVL · 4.3m

6 stats won

Coventry City

COV · 4.0m

21 stats won

Who wins more stats: Cash or Thomas?

Thomas wins 21 of 27 stats

Thomas wins 21 of the 27 stats with an outright best. Others: Cash 6.

Points: Cash: 18Thomas: 32
xGI (6 gw): Cash: 0.04Thomas: 0.09
Price: Cash: £4.3mThomas: £4.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Cash	Thomas
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	1	4
Season totals	0	4
Set pieces	1	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	2	3
Total	6	21

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 DEF in the game. Hover for values.

Cash: Points 18, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 59, Mins (6 gw) 68, DC (6 gw) 6.5, Upcoming FDR 2.40. Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thomas leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Price	4.3m(best)	4.0m−0.3m vs best
Ownership	4%−4.1% vs best	8.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	1.8%−9.9% vs best	11.7%(best)

Availability	0% · Suspended until 21 Nov	50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Thomas leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Starts	7−1 vs best	8(best)

Start rate	78%−11% vs best	89%(best)

Minutes (season)	656−20 vs best	676(best)

Avg minutes	73−2 vs best	75(best)

Who has better recent form?

Thomas leads 4 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Mins (6 gw)	68−2 vs best	70(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.01−0.05 vs best	0.06(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.03	0.03
xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.05 vs best	0.09(best)

DC (6 gw)	6.50−3.00 vs best	9.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.13(best)	1.16+0.03 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Thomas leads 4 of 4

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Points	18−14 vs best	32(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.21−0.39 vs best	0.60(best)

Total xA	0.22−0.15 vs best	0.37(best)

DC (season)	53−35 vs best	88(best)

Clean sheets	2	2

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Cash leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice(best)	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Thomas leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
BPS	59−44 vs best	103(best)

BPS (6 gw)	6.0−1.5 vs best	7.5(best)

Bonus	0−3 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.2 vs best	0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Cash leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Next 5 GWs	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14	EVE (A) 10 CRY (H) 11 LEE (A) 12 IPS (H) 13 MUN (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.40(best)	2.60+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Thomas leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Cash	Thomas
Form	3.0(best) 41st DEF · 110th overall	2.0 69th DEF · 179th overall
ICT index	21.7 58th DEF · 177th overall	27.4(best) 41st DEF · 131st overall
Selected	33rd DEF 87th overall	15th DEF(best) 43rd overall
Points per game	2.2 92nd DEF · 237th overall	4.0(best) 38th DEF · 85th overall
Cost rank	148th DEF(best) 573rd overall	173rd DEF 618th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

CashAVL
1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance
ThomasCOV
1. COV v EVE away, gameweek 10: 0.92 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. COV v CRY home, gameweek 11: 1.38 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Cash (AVL) 0.6 expected clean sheets, Thomas (COV) 0.5 expected clean sheets.

Team projections from bookmaker odds; shaded by clean sheet chance. All projections

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

Goals vs xG

Cash−0.2Cash: 0 goals from 0.21 xG (−0.2)
Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Cash−0.2Cash: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Cash−0.8Cash: 11 conceded from 11.80 xGC (−0.8)
Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)

Thomas has conceded 1.9 more than xGC; Cash has conceded 0.8 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Cash · 18 pts56% from appearances
−9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Cash	Thomas
Appearances	15	15
Clean sheets	8	4
Defensive contribution	4	10
Bonus	0	3
Deductions	−9	0
Total	18	32

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)

Cash3.5(2)
Thomas6.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Cash2.3(3)
Thomas3.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Cash1.3(3)
Thomas2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thomas 2.3 points per game, Cash 1.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Cash1.5(4)
Thomas3.3(4)

Away

Cash3.0(4)
Thomas4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thomas 4.8 points per game, Cash 3.0 points per game.

Cash0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 9 AVL goals
Thomas0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals

Cash is involved in 0% of AVL's goals, against 0% for Thomas.

Who is a rotation risk?

Cash5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play
Thomas6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Cash124.4
Thomas157.8

Creativity

Cash62.6
Thomas35.6

Threat

Cash30.0
Thomas81.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Cash's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Thomas's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Cash−27.7k28.9k out1.2k in
Thomas−44.8k46.0k out1.1k in

Managers are selling all of them; Cash the least (−27.7k net).

Which player gives more points per million?

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

Of 159 defenders who have played: Cash 4.2 points per £m (66th), Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Cash
Thomas

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Thomas 17, Cash 11.

How far ahead is Cash? Above zero Cash leads; below, Thomas.

Thomas is 6 points ahead of Cash over these gameweeks. Thomas's was 14 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Cash, gameweek 4: 0 points v NFO home, 0 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Cash, gameweek 5: -1 points v TOT away, 45 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Cash, gameweek 6: 0 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Cash, gameweek 7: 8 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Cash, gameweek 8: 3 points v MCI home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
GW 9
Cash, gameweek 9: 1 points v FUL home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes

Cash: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0	0
5	-1	9
6	0	4
7	8	3
8	3	1
9	1	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0	90
5	45	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	90	59
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0.00	0.19
5	0.00	0.06
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.06	0.07
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0.00	0.07
5	0.00	0.04
6	0.01	0.01
7	0.01	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.16	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0.00	0.26
5	0.00	0.10
6	0.01	0.01
7	0.07	0.13
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.16	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0	8
5	3	13
6	8	22
7	10	10
8	13	4
9	5	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0.00	2.81
5	0.92	1.10
6	1.06	1.84
7	0.99	0.86
8	1.56	0.36
9	2.24	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	6.0%	9.4%
5	5.0%	8.6%
6	4.5%	8.8%
7	4.2%	9.2%
8	4.1%	9.8%
9	4.5%	8.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	£4.5m	£4.0m
5	£4.4m	£4.0m
6	£4.4m	£4.0m
7	£4.4m	£4.0m
8	£4.4m	£4.0m
9	£4.3m	£4.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Cash	Thomas
4	—	—
5	0.8%	19.6%
6	0.6%	17.8%
7	0.4%	16.9%
8	0.3%	17.3%
9	1.8%	11.7%