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Shaw or van Ewijk: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

van Ewijk

Coventry City, COV

🏆 van Ewijk wins 2 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

1.0

20.4%

Selected By

13.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

1.0

💰 van Ewijk is the value pick - 0.25 pts per £m (Shaw 0.22 vs van Ewijk 0.25)

🎯 van Ewijk is your differential (13.4% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

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

Coventry City

HUL 2 (H) - 2026-08-29
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-09-05
BHA 2 (H) - 2026-09-13
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NEW 2 (H) - 2026-10-12

📅 van Ewijk has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

25.4

van Ewijk

27.1

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in van Ewijk

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

van Ewijk (Coventry City, £4.0m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and van Ewijk also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).