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Coyle or Shaw: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Coyle

Hull City, HUL

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Coyle wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.7%

Selected By

20.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

6.0

Form

1.0

💰 Coyle is the value pick - 1.5 pts per £m (Coyle 1.5 vs Shaw 0.22)

🎯 Coyle is your differential (0.7% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

Hull City

COV 2 (A) - 2026-08-29
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-09-12
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-11

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

📅 Even fixture run for both - avg difficulty 3.0 over the next 5

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Coyle

57.6

Shaw

25.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Coyle

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Coyle: Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

Coyle (Hull City, £4.0m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2.

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Fixtures

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