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Furlong or Shaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · last compared 22 hours ago

Defender

Furlong

Ipswich Town, IPS

Defender

Shaw 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Shaw wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

3.9M

Cost

4.2M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

2.4

0.6%

Selected By

4.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

425

0.6

ICT Index

23.1

0.0

Form

1.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.86 pts per £m (Furlong 0.26 vs Shaw 2.86)

🎯 Furlong is your differential (0.6% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 4.8%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
COV 2 (A) - 2026-12-01

Man Utd

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

📅 Furlong has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Furlong

22.7

Shaw

28.6

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Shaw: Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.2m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Furlong (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Furlong also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).