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Diop or Shaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

Defender

Shaw 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

3.9M

Cost

4.2M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

2.4

10.9%

Selected By

4.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

720

Minutes Played

425

20.3

ICT Index

23.1

2.0

Form

1.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 4.62 pts per £m (Diop 4.62 vs Shaw 2.86)

🎯 Shaw is your differential (4.8% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 10.9%

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

42.8

Shaw

28.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.2m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).