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Shaw or Lacroix: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Lacroix

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Lacroix wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

6.0M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

6.0

20.4%

Selected By

9.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

6.0

💰 Lacroix is the value pick - 1.0 pts per £m (Shaw 0.22 vs Lacroix 1.0)

🎯 Lacroix is your differential (9.2% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

Man Utd

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-06
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-09-13
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

Chelsea

BHA 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-09-06
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-09-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Even fixture run for both - avg difficulty 3.0 over the next 5

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

25.4

Lacroix

56.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Lacroix

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Lacroix (Chelsea, £6.0m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2.

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