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Shaw or van Ewijk | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 10× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Defender

van Ewijk

Coventry City, COV

🏆 van Ewijk wins 3 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

3.9M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

2.4

6.7%

Selected By

7.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

450

23.1

ICT Index

16.2

2.5

Form

3.0

💰 van Ewijk is the value pick - 3.08 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs van Ewijk 3.08)

🎯 Shaw is your differential (6.7% owned) - van Ewijk is the template pick at 7.4%

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

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 van Ewijk has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

van Ewijk

47.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in van Ewijk

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

van Ewijk (Coventry City, £3.9m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and van Ewijk also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).