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Shahar or Shaw: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Shahar

Newcastle, NEW

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Shaw wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.1%

Selected By

20.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

1.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (Shahar 0.0 vs Shaw 0.22)

🎯 Shahar is your differential (0.1% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

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

Man Utd

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-06
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-09-13
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Shahar has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shahar

21.0

Shaw

25.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

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

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 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 3.0 average difficulty).