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Shaw or Struijk | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 620× this gameweek · last compared 5 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Struijk

Brighton, BHA

🏆 Shaw wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.9M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

2.3

7.4%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

20.1

ICT Index

4.0

1.0

Form

3.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.09 pts per £m (Shaw 2.09 vs Struijk 1.43)

🎯 Struijk is your differential (0.2% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 7.4%

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

Brighton

SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-10
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

31.0

Struijk

36.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Struijk

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Struijk: Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Struijk (Brighton, £4.9m, 7 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 3.4 average difficulty).