How do I choose which FPL player to buy?

Use our player comparison tools to review form, fixture difficulty, and historical performance. Get a clear recommendation for the best player to transfer or captain for this gameweek.

How can I find the best FPL captain pick?

FPL.my’s detailed stats and expected returns analysis help you choose the player with the highest upside for captaincy each gameweek.

Diop or Shahar: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

Please select a player from the suggestions

GW2 data · compared 1× this week · last compared 49 minutes ago

Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

Defender

Shahar

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Diop wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

0.0

17.8%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 0.5 pts per £m (Diop 0.5 vs Shahar 0.0)

🎯 Shahar is your differential (0.1% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 17.8%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

Newcastle

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-14
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12

📅 Shahar has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

31.3

Shahar

21.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Shahar (Newcastle, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Shahar also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).