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GW9 data · last compared 20 hours ago

Defender

Shaw 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

James 🏥

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Shaw wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.2M

Cost

5.2M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

0.8

4.8%

Selected By

3.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

292

23.1

ICT Index

14.8

1.0

Form

0.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.86 pts per £m (Shaw 2.86 vs James 0.58)

🎯 James is your differential (3.8% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 4.8%

Fixtures

Man Utd

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

Chelsea

MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-27
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-12-02

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

28.6

James

22.1

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Shaw: Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.2m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.2m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 9, and James also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).