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Ainsley Maitland-Niles — Starter or Bench? Price, Projection & Fixtures

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The read — Everton’s GW6 XI is not settled — Ainsley Maitland-Niles has started 2 matches this season. £4.5m, 1.0% owned, 13.1 pts projected over six gameweeks. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a defender for Everton, on 13.1 points over the next six gameweeks — a favourable run of fixtures. Next: HUL (A) in GW6.

Maitland-Niles at a glance
Stat	Value
Club	Everton
Position	DEF
Price	£4.5m
Ownership	1.0%
Projected points (next 6)	13.1
Predicted starter	No
Proven PL record	New to the league
Availability	available

Maitland-Niles — projected points, GW6–11
Gameweek	Fixture	Fixture ease	Projected points
GW6	HUL (A)	very kind	2.4
GW7	CHE (H)	kind	2.1
GW8	ARS (A)	very kind	2.1
GW9	NEW (A)	very tough	1.6
GW10	COV (H)	very kind	2.9
GW11	BRE (A)	average	2.0

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