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Shaw or Kayode | FPL PlayerComparison

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Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Kayode

Brentford, BRE

4.3M

Cost

4.6M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

4.6

7.1%

Selected By

7.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

294

20.1

ICT Index

15.3

1.0

Form

3.5

💰 Kayode is the value pick - 5.0 pts per £m (Shaw 2.09 vs Kayode 5.0)

🎯 Shaw is your differential (7.1% owned) - Kayode is the template pick at 7.6%

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

Brentford

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

31.0

Kayode

47.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Kayode

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Kayode (Brentford, £4.6m, 23 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).