Team profile · ARS

Arsenal

Squad: 27
Available: 25
Home rating: 4
Away rating: 5

Defence · our rating0.70xGC / 90#1 of 18Expected goals conceded by the regular back line. Lower is better.

Attack · our rating0.54xGI / 90#3 of 17Expected goal involvements across the five best attackers.

Squad leaders

Four different questions, rather than one ranked list.

Points leaderGabriel209 ptsMost points last season

Best projectionGabriel6.2 xPHighest xP for the upcoming fixture

Best valueRaya27.0 pts/£mMost points per £m last season

Under 10% ownedEze3.2% ownedBest projection nobody else owns

Schedule pulse

Difficulty across the next 6 listed fixtures.

Average difficulty

3.00

Favourable (1-2)

Difficult (4-5)

Blanks

Best five-game run

The kindest five consecutive gameweeks left in the season - average difficulty 2.40 across GW18-22. Often months out, which is exactly the point when planning a wildcard.

GW18FUL A3
GW19IPS H2
GW20BRE H3
GW21HUL A2
GW22NEW H2

Rotation partners

Pair a ARS player with one of these and start whichever has the kinder fixture each week. Rated over GW1-6.Season-long table

ARS + LIVNo week where both are difficult2.33
ARS + MCINo week where both are difficult2.33
ARS + BRENo week where both are difficult2.50
ARS + HULNo week where both are difficult2.50
ARS + LEENo week where both are difficult2.50
ARS + MUNNo week where both are difficult2.50

Who starts

The squad ranked by modelled chance of starting. Grouped rather than arranged as an eleven on purpose - this is a model, built from start frequency and FPL's fitness flags. It has not seen a press conference and it is not a predicted lineup.

GoaRayaLikely37/38 starts
MidRiceLikely35/38 starts
MidZubimendiLikely34/38 starts
DefGabrielProbable30/38 starts
ForGyökeresProbable26/38 starts
MidSakaProbable25/38 starts
MidEzeProbable22/38 starts
DefCalafioriProbable22/38 starts
DefHincapieRotation20/38 starts
MidMaduekeRotation16/38 starts
MidØdegaardRotation16/38 starts
ForHavertzRotation7/38 starts
MidMartinelliRotation11/38 starts
MidMerinoRotation10/38 starts
MidDowmanRotation1/38 starts
ForG.JesusRotation3/38 starts
DefWhiteRotation9/38 starts
DefMosqueraRotation9/38 starts
MidLewis-SkellyRotation5/38 starts
GoaArrizabalagaUnlikely1/38 starts
MidTzolisUnknown0/38 starts
MidFábio VieiraUnknown0/38 starts
MidNelsonUnknown0/38 starts
MidNwaneriUnknown0/38 starts
GoaMeslierUnknown0/38 starts
DefJ.TimberOut28/38 starts
DefSalibaOut30/38 starts

Full squad

Every Arsenal player with price, ownership, last season's points and our projection.
Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Pts	xP
Gabriel	Def	£8.0m	26.3%	209	6.2
Saka	Mid	£9.5m	10.7%	157	5.9
Rice	Mid	£7.5m	22.4%	184	5.0
Gyökeres	For	£7.5m	13.1%	128	4.6
Eze	Mid	£6.5m	3.2%	113	4.5
Merino	Mid	£6.0m	1.2%	67	4.4
Raya	Goa	£6.0m	30.9%	162	4.1
Martinelli	Mid	£6.5m	0.3%	57	4.1
Calafiori	Def	£5.5m	16.3%	109	4.0
Ødegaard	Mid	£6.5m	3%	74	4.0
Havertz	For	£7.5m	3.9%	36	4.0
Hincapie	Def	£5.5m	4.2%	87	3.8
Madueke	Mid	£6.5m	0.4%	72	3.7
Zubimendi	Mid	£5.5m	1.5%	133	3.7
White	Def	£5.5m	0.4%	45	3.3
Lewis-Skelly	Mid	£5.5m	0.3%	29	3.1
Mosquera	Def	£5.5m	16.1%	40	3.1
Tzolis	Mid	£6.5m	2.3%	0	1.9
G.Jesus	For	£6.0m	0.4%	24	1.7
Dowman	Mid	£5.5m	0.2%	16	1.6
Nwaneri	Mid	£5.5m	0%	8	1.6
Fábio Vieira	Mid	£5.5m	0%	0	1.6
Nelson	Mid	£5.5m	0%	13	1.6
Arrizabalaga	Goa	£5.0m	0.1%	2	1.3
Meslier	Goa	£5.0m	0.1%	0	1.3
J.Timberdoubt	Def	£6.5m	0.5%	149	0.0
Salibadoubt	Def	£6.0m	0.5%	137	0.0

Attack and defence ratings are ours, built from expected goal involvements and expected goals conceded per 90. Home and away ratings are FPL's own. Not a guarantee.