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Shaw or Ajayi | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 429× this gameweek · last compared 8 hours ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Ajayi

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Ajayi wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.2M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

5.4

7.6%

Selected By

13.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

423

20.1

ICT Index

14.1

2.0

Form

1.0

💰 Ajayi is the value pick - 6.43 pts per £m (Shaw 2.09 vs Ajayi 6.43)

🎯 Shaw is your differential (7.6% owned) - Ajayi is the template pick at 13.9%

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

Hull City

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

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.1

Ajayi

33.8

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 9 points) is the better FPL pick over Ajayi (Hull City, £4.2m, 27 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).