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Smith or Shaw: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Smith

Bournemouth, BOU

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Smith wins 1 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.1%

Selected By

20.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

1.0

💰 Smith is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (Smith 0.22 vs Shaw 0.22)

🎯 Smith is your differential (0.1% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

Bournemouth

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-09-12
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-20
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

Man Utd

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-06
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-09-13
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Smith

21.9

Shaw

25.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Smith (Bournemouth, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).