Tarkowski vs De Cuyper

FPL, Gameweek 7 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 17 October 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 18.4% of teams25% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Tarkowski

EVE · £6.2m · 18.4%

2–5rounds
Owned by 38.4% of teamsNo price reading100% chance of playing

De Cuyper

BHA · £5.2m · 38.4%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    8.5
    10.5

  2. Form, last 30 days

    8.5
    10.5

  3. Points this season

    46
    53

  4. Minutes played

    540'
    490'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.4
    3.2

  6. Points per £m

    7.4
    10.2

  7. Defensive contribution per 90

    11.3
    3.5

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 7, Maxim De Cuyper wins 5 of 7 rounds against James Tarkowski (2 to Tarkowski): FPL projects 8.5 points for Tarkowski and 10.5 for De Cuyper in Gameweek 7, and De Cuyper has the easier next five (3.2 against 3.4) (17 October 2026).

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The next five

TarkowskiCHEGW7ARSGW8NEWGW9COVGW10BREGW11
De CuyperCRYGW7LIVGW8MCIGW9BREGW10HULGW11

The questions people ask

Tarkowski or De Cuyper in FPL for Gameweek 7?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 7, Maxim De Cuyper wins 5 of 7 rounds against James Tarkowski (2 to Tarkowski): FPL projects 8.5 points for Tarkowski and 10.5 for De Cuyper in Gameweek 7, and De Cuyper has the easier next five (3.2 against 3.4) (17 October 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Tarkowski or De Cuyper?
Over the next five gameweeks, James Tarkowski's fixtures average 3.4 difficulty and Maxim De Cuyper's 3.2, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (17 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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