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Schuster or Shaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 8× this gameweek · last compared 20 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Schuster wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

5.5

Points Per Game

2.4

0.6%

Selected By

6.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

298

Minutes Played

425

13.6

ICT Index

23.1

7.5

Form

2.5

💰 Schuster is the value pick - 4.89 pts per £m (Schuster 4.89 vs Shaw 2.79)

🎯 Schuster is your differential (0.6% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 6.7%

Fixtures

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Schuster

58.5

Shaw

37.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Schuster

Key Factors:

Better current form (7.5 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Schuster: Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

Schuster (Brentford, £4.5m, 22 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Schuster also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).