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Shaw or Elvedi | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 6× this gameweek · last compared 50 minutes ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Elvedi

Leeds, LEE

🏆 Elvedi wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

2.8

6.7%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

411

23.1

ICT Index

15.6

2.5

Form

3.5

💰 Elvedi is the value pick - 3.11 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Elvedi 3.11)

🎯 Elvedi is your differential (0.1% 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

Leeds

MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-18
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Elvedi has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Elvedi

45.0

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Elvedi

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Elvedi (Leeds, £4.5m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Elvedi also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).