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Shaw or Meunier | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 10 hours ago

Defender

Shaw 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Meunier

Sunderland, SUN

🏆 Meunier wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

2.5

5.0%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

429

23.1

ICT Index

16.7

1.5

Form

0.5

💰 Meunier is the value pick - 3.33 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Meunier 3.33)

🎯 Meunier is your differential (0.2% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 5.0%

Fixtures

Man Utd

BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28

Sunderland

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-29

📅 Meunier has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

31.6

Meunier

30.3

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.5 vs 0.5)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Shaw: Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Meunier (Sunderland, £4.5m, 15 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Meunier also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).