Rice vs Cherki

FPL, Gameweek 8 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 20 October 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 11.0% of teams18% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Rice

ARS · £7.3m · 11.0%

3–3rounds
Owned by 37.6% of teams18% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Cherki

MCI · £8.0m · 37.6%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    8.0
    6.0

  2. Form, last 30 days

    8.0
    6.0

  3. Points this season

    36
    44

  4. Minutes played

    591'
    392'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.2
    3.2

  6. Points per £m

    4.9
    5.5

  7. Expected goal involvements

    1.44
    3.00

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 8, Declan Rice and Rayan Cherki win 3 rounds each: FPL projects 8.0 points for Rice and 6.0 for Cherki in Gameweek 8, and their next five fixtures are equally hard (20 October 2026).

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The next five

RiceEVEGW8LIVGW9HULGW10NEWGW11MCIGW12
CherkiAVLGW8BHAGW9NFOGW10FULGW11ARSGW12

The questions people ask

Rice or Cherki in FPL for Gameweek 8?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 8, Declan Rice and Rayan Cherki win 3 rounds each: FPL projects 8.0 points for Rice and 6.0 for Cherki in Gameweek 8, and their next five fixtures are equally hard (20 October 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Rice or Cherki?
Over the next five gameweeks, Declan Rice's fixtures average 3.2 difficulty and Rayan Cherki's 3.2, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (20 October 2026).
How is this comparison scored?
Round by round on Fantasy Premier League's own numbers: expected points for the next gameweek, form, season points, minutes, fixture difficulty, points per million and one stat for the position. FPLBubbles does not run its own points model; the scoreboard counts rounds, it does not tell you who to buy.
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