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Shaw or Targett | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 630× this gameweek · last compared 18 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Targett 🏥

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Shaw wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

1.0

7.1%

Selected By

1.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

20.1

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

0.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.09 pts per £m (Shaw 2.09 vs Targett 0.25)

🎯 Targett is your differential (1.5% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 7.1%

Fixtures

Man Utd

TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08

Hull City

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-11
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

31.0

Targett

17.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

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

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 9 points) is the better FPL pick over Targett (Hull City, £4.0m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).