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Shaw or Patterson: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Patterson

Everton, EVE

🏆 Shaw wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

0.0

20.4%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

0.0

💰 Shaw is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (Shaw 0.22 vs Patterson 0.0)

🎯 Patterson is your differential (0.0% 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

Everton

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11

📅 Patterson has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

25.4

Patterson

19.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Shaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Patterson (Everton, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Patterson also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).