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Shaw or Lacroix | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 11× this gameweek · last compared 1 minute ago

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Lacroix

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Lacroix wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

2.5

6.7%

Selected By

6.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

454

23.1

ICT Index

16.2

2.5

Form

2.5

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 2.79 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Lacroix 2.54)

🎯 Lacroix is your differential (6.5% 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

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Lacroix

40.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Lacroix

Key Factors:

More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Lacroix (Chelsea, £5.9m, 15 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Lacroix also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).