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Shaw or Brau | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 43 minutes ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Brau

Coventry City, COV

🏆 Shaw wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

0.0

6.7%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

23.1

ICT Index

0.0

2.5

Form

0.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.79 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Brau 0.0)

🎯 Brau is your differential (0.0% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 6.7%

Fixtures

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

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Brau has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Brau

21.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Shaw: Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Brau (Coventry City, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Brau also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).