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Shaw or Giles | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 13× this gameweek · last compared 3 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Giles

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Giles wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

4.3

6.7%

Selected By

2.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

507

23.1

ICT Index

23.5

2.5

Form

1.0

💰 Giles is the value pick - 6.5 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Giles 6.5)

🎯 Giles is your differential (2.9% 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

Hull City

FUL 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Giles

33.7

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Shaw: Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Giles (Hull City, £4.0m, 26 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Giles also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).