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Saka a sub, White starts
After some potentially big relegation battle implications in the 3pm fixtures, attention now turns to the top of the table. Arsenal will move back to the summit of the Premier League with a draw or win tonight. The Gunners take on Newcastle United in the 5.30pm BST kick-off. TEAM NEWS Mikel Arteta makes just one […]
Arsenal injury updates, Saka central + Saliba returns
More FA Cup scribbles for you now as we look back on some of Sunday’s matches. First up, the two Double Gameweek 26 sides: Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers. With these being ‘Premier League v Football League’ cup ties, these Scout Notes are as much/more about the wider talking points than any meaningful lessons taken from […]
Top Saka replacements, the best Arsenal triple-up + chip strategy
Eight-time top 10k finisher Zophar hosts his weekly Q&A, giving an opinion on all things Arsenal, the best Bukayo Saka (£9.9m) replacements and chip strategy. You can read his Gameweek 25 team reveal here. Q: How would you rank the top five midfielders in the price range of £6.5m-£8.5m?Q. Best Bukayo Saka replacement? (via Winston and @FPL_Gazza2000) […]
Why Saka was benched + Gabriel outscoring Haaland
Arsenal couldn’t fully capitalise on Manchester City’s slip-up earlier in the day, drawing a blank at Nottingham Forest. Here are our Scout Notes from the City Ground. ARTETA ON WHY HE BENCHED SAKA A second benching in three Gameweeks saw Bukayo Saka (£10.1m) reduced to little more than half an hour in the late kick-off. […]
Saka hauls + Sunderland the real deal
Our next Gameweek 11 Scout Notes come from the second 2-2 draw of the day – and another game in which we saw a last-gasp equaliser. SUNDERLAND THE REAL DEAL Adjust your tickers (as we did last month but maybe not enough…)! Sunderland are the real deal, on recent evidence. The Black Cats were flying […]
Saka + Odegaard injury updates, Gyokeres pen
It’s a good job that Arsenal are amassing players at a furious rate, as they’re losing them just as quickly. Having already been deprived of Kai Havertz (£7.5m) and Ben White (£5.5m) this week, the Gunners saw Martin Odegaard (£8.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) depart Saturday’s win over Leeds United early. We start with injury […]
FPL expert Milanista’s Gameweek 1 team reveal: Saka in!
With Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) nearing, our pundits are giving us their all-important team reveals! Here, FPL Milanista – who has three top 5k finishes in the last five seasons – explains why he’s going with Arsenal’s premium midfielder. Make sure you sign up for the new season to get all the Member-only articles, tools and features […]
Gabriel injury latest, Saka goal + Piroe pen
The latest bunch of friendlies involved top-flight sides Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United and Sunderland. Weak opponents and line-ups will therefore make these notes brief, with more notable lessons to come as Gameweek 1 approaches. Nevertheless, we’ll take a look at the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from such […]