Rice or Mbeumo?
Declan Rice, midfielder, Arsenal
Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo, midfielder, Man Utd
Mbeumo has 43 points to Rice's 39 this season, from 8 and 8 appearances. Rice costs £7.4m, £0.5m less than Mbeumo at £7.9m, and returns 5.3 points per million to Mbeumo's 5.4. Rice: 0 goals, 4 assists, 5 bonus points. Mbeumo: 4 goals, 1 assist, 5 bonus points. Next 5 fixtures: Rice's average difficulty 3.2 out of 5 (Liverpool first), Mbeumo's 3.4 (Chelsea first).
| 2026/27 | Rice | Mbeumo |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 39 | 43 |
| Price | £7.4m | £7.9m |
| Points per £m | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Form (match rating) | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Appearances | 8 | 8 |
| Minutes | 670 | 720 |
| Goals | 0 | 4 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| Bonus points | 5 | 5 |
| Next fixtures, average difficulty | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Points by gameweek
| GW | Rice | Mbeumo |
|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 3 | 2 |
| GW2 | 5 | 11 |
| GW3 | 5 | 8 |
| GW4 | 6 | 2 |
| GW5 | 1 | 2 |
| GW6 | 7 | 8 |
| GW7 | 9 | 8 |
| GW8 | 3 | 2 |
Rice: next fixtures
- GW9 Liverpool (A), difficulty 5, very hard
- GW10 Hull City (H), difficulty 2, easy
- GW11 Newcastle (A), difficulty 1, very easy
- GW12 Manchester City (H), difficulty 5, very hard
- GW13 Brentford (A), difficulty 3, medium
Mbeumo: next fixtures
- GW9 Chelsea (A), difficulty 4, hard
- GW10 Aston Villa (H), difficulty 4, hard
- GW11 Liverpool (A), difficulty 5, very hard
- GW12 Brentford (H), difficulty 3, medium
- GW13 Newcastle (A), difficulty 1, very easy
Questions people ask
Who has more FPL points, Rice or Mbeumo?
Mbeumo: 43 to 39 this season, 4 points more, from 8 appearances to 8. Both totals are scored from stored match data under the classic rules.
Who is cheaper, Rice or Mbeumo?
Rice, at £7.4m against £7.9m: £0.5m less, and 5.3 points per million to Mbeumo's 5.4. Prices are copied from the official game and checked every 15 minutes.
Who has the easier fixtures, Rice or Mbeumo?
Rice: his next 5 opponents average difficulty 3.2 out of 5 against 3.4 for Mbeumo. Rice plays Liverpool (A, 5), Hull City (H, 2), Newcastle (A, 1), Manchester City (H, 5), Brentford (A, 3); Mbeumo plays Chelsea (A, 4), Aston Villa (H, 4), Liverpool (A, 5), Brentford (H, 3), Newcastle (A, 1).
Who is in better form, Rice or Mbeumo?
Over the last 3 rounds Rice scored 19 and Mbeumo 18. Rice's match rating is 7.4 to 7.1 out of 10.
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