Over the next five gameweeks our model projects 19 points for White and 18 for Thomas, so White is the pick.

What does this comparison account for?

Price, ownership, form, expected goals and assists per 90, minutes reliability, and the difficulty of each player's next five fixtures.

White vs Thomas

Head-to-head over the next 5 gameweeks. Our model favours White by 1 projected points.

White

ARSENAL · DEF · £5.4

projected points / 5 GW

Buy71%

LEE (H)NFO (A)EVE (H)LIV (A)HUL (H)

Thomas

COVENTRY CITY · DEF · £4.0

projected points / 5 GW

Buy78%

NEW (H)TOT (A)FUL (H)SUN (H)EVE (A)

Stat by stat

£5.4Price£4.0

26Total points24

2.0Form3.0

5.2Points / game4.8

4.4%Owned8.8%

377Minutes437

0Goals0

2Assists0

0.18xG0.49

0.57xA0.30

15.2ICT18.4

3.0Avg FDR (5)2.8

19Projected pts18

The verdict

White comes out ahead on the five-gameweek projection (19 vs 18), largely because of the fixture run (average difficulty 3.0) and a stronger underlying profile.

Buy — White is one of the better DEF options for the next 5 gameweeks.

Buy — Thomas is one of the better DEF options for the next 5 gameweeks.

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