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Shaw or Mitchell | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 10× this gameweek · last compared 1 minute ago

Defender

Mitchell

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Mitchell wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

4.7

6.7%

Selected By

5.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

509

23.1

ICT Index

31.1

2.5

Form

5.5

💰 Mitchell is the value pick - 6.22 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Mitchell 6.22)

🎯 Mitchell is your differential (5.9% 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

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Mitchell has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Mitchell

59.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mitchell

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Mitchell (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 28 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Mitchell also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).