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Gudmundsson or Shaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Gudmundsson wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

4.5

Points Per Game

2.4

0.1%

Selected By

6.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

342

Minutes Played

425

16.3

ICT Index

23.1

5.0

Form

2.5

💰 Gudmundsson is the value pick - 4.0 pts per £m (Gudmundsson 4.0 vs Shaw 2.79)

🎯 Gudmundsson is your differential (0.1% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 6.7%

Fixtures

Leeds

MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-18
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-11-21

Man Utd

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22

📅 Gudmundsson has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gudmundsson

56.1

Shaw

37.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Gudmundsson

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Gudmundsson (Leeds, £4.5m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Gudmundsson also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).