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The Big Numbers – Arsenal – Last Six Gameweeks

With a double Gameweek 37 on the horizon, many Fantasy managers are already eyeing up Arsenal’s main assets as the north London club look to cement second spot behind Chelsea. The recent return of Aaron Ramsey to the Gunners’ first XI has brought the Welshman onto our radars after he served up two goals, three assists and six bonus points in his last five appearances.

Certainly, there’s no shortage of target within Arsene Wenger’s side. Alexis Sanchez already sits in 27% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams, whilst Olivier Giroud – with seven goals and an assist in his last nine – is surely set for significant investment up front. With Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla also worth considering, we delve into the data and assess Arsenal’s displays since Ramsey’s return to the starting line-up in Gameweek 29.

With Gameweek 34 now behind us, we thought we’d apply our usual Big Numbers approach to the most pertinent issue facing Fantasy Managers – a form check on Arsenal’s assets ahead of Gameweek 37.

It’s worth bearing in mind that the Gunners had a blank Gameweek 33, of course, and have therefore played only five times in the last six rounds of fixtures.

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  1. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    So I'm 13th in my minileague and I'm sure it was all some diabolical plot to hurt me.Overall pts I'm 3rd but I've lost to so many ghost teams it just looks ridiculous! head to head is messed up!

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      H2H is a rotten format.....it's utter garbage.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Unless it's the only thing you're playing for.....not OR etc

        1. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          I agree. It's a lot of fun in a draft league though!

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah I'm over 100 points ahead of everyone else in the league but 10 th in the standings.don't like head to head leagues

  2. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Two questions:

    1 bench one of Kane (MCI) or siggy (NEW)
    2 best non hazard captain (chasing) - kun (tot) Siggy (NEW) Ramsey (hul) or fab (CRY)?
    3 what will happen to pinnochio's nose if he will say "my nose is about to grow larger"?

    1. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      1.kane
      2.fab
      3.it will get larger

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Third one is wrong 🙂

        1. lifes a pitch
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          that was the only 1 I would have been confident of!

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I think question 3 did our heads in.

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      should be Siggy (STK) not newcastle

      bench Siggy

      captain Aguero, I guess, if your rival doesn't own Aguero... otherwise might just captain Hazard

      a real mistake I've made chasing at the end of the season the last few years is becoming more reckless with captain punts which inevitably send smy team further back in the chase

      punt with some players, but not with the captaincy

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers

  3. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Who remembers when Chelsea beat Wigan 8-0 to lift the trophy?

    You reckon Chelsea could be Palace by a lot?

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Nah can't see past 5-0 myself

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Steve said they would score 8

  4. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Quick vote. Who do you think will score most points this week?
    A. Fabregas
    B. Sterling
    C. Ozil
    D. Kane

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      A c d b in that order

  5. Snapes on a Plane
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    sell Silva or Sterling ?

    1. Judas
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      for who

      1. Snapes on a Plane
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        ramsey

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Have you seen sterling these last two games? Looks deprived of any threat

    3. Judas
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      hold both for this week

      1. Snapes on a Plane
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        cheers mate 🙂

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I just sold Silva for Sanchez

  6. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    http://www.searchenginepeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/burying-head-in-sand.gif

    Is your head in the sand?

    Mine is! 😡

    This joke will never get old I'm afraid

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      nice legs on that ostrich

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        you know... for a cartoon rendition... if you know...

        ...

        do you know the name of the modeling agency for that ostrich?

  7. chilli con kone
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    I'm sure a few are in a similar boat....

    Bench 1 of:

    A. Henderson
    B. Vardy
    C. Kane

    Many thanks

    1. Snapes on a Plane
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      henderson

    2. Judas
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Its between Hendo and Kane.

      Maybe due to Kane's ownership id bench hendo. But doubt Kane will do much vs city

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      A

    4. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Vardy

      Play Henderson because he looked genuinely cranky about the Hull match.

      Play Kane because Kane & Aguero are going mano a mano in the golden boot chase this week.

    5. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Cheers everyone a great response

  8. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    GW 35: Save
    GW 36: Sterling, Fabregas, Skrtel ➡ Sanchez, Ramsey/Ozil, PvA (-4)
    GW 37: Henderson ➡ Larsson (bench Vardy)
    GW 38: Kane ➡ Benteke (bench Larsson)

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      This will never work without a hitch! 😀

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        +2

      2. A Defender's Nightmare
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        😉

    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      It'll work if you've taken into account of possible price rises

    3. RiflaFC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Why not do sterling + fab to alexis + ramsey this GW?

  9. BUZZBOMB
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    For one\two weeks only. Would anyone bring in Ramsey or Ozil for Silva, until I play my W/C?

  10. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    If only Newcastle could do something useful, like score or not concede, their next four fixtures are as decent on paper as they have been for ages

    1. BantamPhil
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      What do you predict Paul?

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      if only the newcastle players had 8 legs each, their next four fixtures are as decent on paper as they have been for ages

    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Mickey Quinn painted a pretty dismal picture of Newcastle's remaining season earlier on Drive (radio)

    4. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      keep thinking this

      i'm waiting for carver to decide de jong can play 90

      i suspect i'll be waiting too long

      Janmaat seems a very good option

      can't justify Perez when there's so many other good striking options

      no midfielder really stands out (except De Jong), although Sissoko seems next best option

  11. Darth
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    This is the leader for one of the leagues I'm involved in, great example of hits paying off (mixed in with some good captaincy picks).

    Wouldn't be suprised is visits this site....

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/527500/history/

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I did Eriksen fonte and silva to sterling Henderson and Terry last meek for - 8.worked out okay.

  12. Camp No No
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Verry interesting big numbers, gays.

    1. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Mind the obsolete pun.

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks hunzo xoxox0

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        😆 I love you too.

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          😉

        2. Raddy
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          This gonna lead to Cyb3r s3xing?

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            He sent this to me earlier... 😯

            http://tstf.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/darth-V-fingers.gif

            1. Raddy
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              😯

              1. Raddy
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Ha shocked emoticon looks v.different these days..

            2. Somalion
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              It was only suggestive if you wanted it to be suggestive.... 😯

              1. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                I don't want to be the subject of psychoanalysis thank you very much! 😀

  13. BantamPhil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Why do we cry when it is the onion that is getting hurt?

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sympathetic pain? Mental anguish at the atrocities we must perform to feed ourselves?

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Medical doctor's expert answer. Must be true.

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Pfft, only a lowly student, so ignore it by all means 😉

  14. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    This article plus my own tables leads me to one conclusion

    I'm saving my transfer this week so I can watch Arsenal on Monday and try and draw some conclusions

    seems like a bit of a lottery picking which one(s) to have atm

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      How many points you claw back on your ML leader this week J K?

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I overtook him

        18 point lead

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Well played, knew you would. He was 50 ahead two weeks ago?

          Or is that in one DGW?

          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            He was 40 ahead heading into DGW

            He was about 80 ahead a month ago

            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              That's a great regain.....nice one.

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      not me. giroud, then rambo then sanchez over the 3 weeks, if nothing else happens*.

      *something else always happens

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I've already got Giroud, so I can afford to save this week

  15. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Is it worth -4 to get rid of 1 from sterling/hendo/Skrtel for an arsenal asset?
    I just don't see pool doing much now and I'm gonna make the move eventually anyway

    1. Give us a smile
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I'm debating getting rid of Sterling (I have the same 3) on my FT, don't think I'd take a hit to do it though.

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I would have but used the ft for Murray to Giroud

    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      It all depends what your aim is. If it's just playing the rest of the fixtures for fun (like me) then it doesn't matter

      1. Give us a smile
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Fun? I thought we were in this for the glory! :p

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Depends on your rank and participation in MLs I guess

      2. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Just got into top 100k which I'm kind of satisfied with...top of Pl...maybe try and push for around rank 50k..

  16. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Rockbuster question:

    Don't be stealing my tools. Take your sister's.

    Initials: NK

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Fleetwood Mac?

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Nik Kershaw (nick her saw)

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Nick her saw. 😀

      Nick Kershaw.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I am not even joking, when I have bad GW I just melt away into a shameless web of listening to Karl on repeat to try and forget about Fantasy haha

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          😀

          Did you get the ones sponsored by the Guardian?

          1. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            I got the ones on iTunes first then heard all the XFM's afterwards, do you mean The Ricky Gervais Show Season 1? That is the best one I tihnk

            1. FPL Maldini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Paul the Party Animal Parker

            2. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              They had the radio show, which had the music in between them talking. In season 1 of that Karl barely spoke, as he was just the producer.

              Then there were 3 other seasons, and the 3 specials. (Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween.)

              I was just thinking of that story about Karl going into that big estate and he found the list for baby things, and then at the bottom it said, 'nappies no longer needed, baby dead.' I absolutely died! 😆

              1. FPL Maldini
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Haha a classic! One of the first ones I heard!

                One of my personal favourites is the story about his dad's mate who had a monkey and he had to thump it.

                CHIMPANZEE THAT!

                1. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 12 months ago

                  😀

                  Remember the monkey that stopped a bank robbery, and then took the money and back out with the gun? 😆

                  1. FPL Maldini
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    8 years, 12 months ago

                    Oh that was a cracker, what about the monkey who had a lot of grippage and the firemen forgot the long ladders

                    1. Wilshere Knowledge
                      • 10 Years
                      8 years, 12 months ago

                      Grippage! Only bettered by croppage. 😆

                      1. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        The fact remains that....

                        Whether it's a potato or a nut......it's a foodage.

                      2. Wilshere Knowledge
                        • 10 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        Haha! Exactly that. I'm glad I'm not the only one. 😀

                      3. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        Do you reckon we could get Mark and co to try get hold of KP as a regular Scoutcast member or at least get KP a fantrasy team?

                      4. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        Let's be fair, he would get distracted by his boiler after a week

                      5. Wilshere Knowledge
                        • 10 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        He's probably busy doing the grouting. 😀

                        I'm off now, but check this video out. It's hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb6xOVdkaLM

                      6. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        It's been a pleasure mate.

                        I hope to see you piping up on match day, I am sure my quotes will be coming out inevitably.

                        I only need 1 more win in head to head to win my mini league 😀

                      7. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        and the best thing is, my team is called:

                        FC Karl Pilkington

    3. Couti & the Below5th
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes

  17. Darth
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    My captain stats don't make for present reading.

    Total captain score 392
    Captain score if you had swapped all C / VC 406
    Captain score as % of overall score 20.29%
    Highest possible captain score 840

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      wow, we need to form a club for those of us with captain picking deficiencies

      captainers anonymous available?

      1. Darth
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I took some stupid punts like ivanovic when costa got his hatrick and mirrallas.

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Total captain score 490
      Captain score if you had swapped all C / VC 450
      Captain score as % of overall score 25.24%
      Highest possible captain score 848
      Captain score as % of your highest possible captain score 57.78%

      .....I'm pretty happy with that. If only I hadn't "forgotten" to get Kane until GW32, my OR would be so much higher 🙁

      1. Darth
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I'm suprised I have the OR I do seeing as my captain score is so pants.

  18. zaydon
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    who is the most nailed man united defender for the next 4 rounds?

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Smalling

    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Smalling

    3. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      probably valencia in real football. fpl wise it's a bit of a lottery. probably smalling?

  19. JohnsDonerKebabs
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Play Toby in a 442 or Hendo in a 343?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I'd go Hendo. Surely Liverpool will find the scoring boots again.

    2. Raddy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Gotta be Hendo.

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Hendo.

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Hendo for me too

  20. New Scoutcast
  21. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    @Mark / Jonty / Granville

    Any chance we could introduce a Room 101 feature similar to the rough and the smooth?

    Basically argue which players you should never bring in and justify it?

  22. Der Wall
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Panti (Fabianski)
    Terry, Ivanovic, Skrtel (Clyne, Rose)
    Haz, Sterling, Hendo, Cambiasso (Cazorla)
    Kane, Agu, Vardy

    Plan with 1.4mm$ Inthebank:
    GW35: Hold for additional FT
    GW36: Agu to Gru, Sterling to Sanchez
    GW37: Kane to Benteke

    Need strong suggestions:
    1) Is it worth to sacrifice my FT (-4) to switch Caz over with Rambo/Özil?
    2) when is the right time to switch Kane over Benteke?

    Thanks folks!

    1. messithedon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      hi mate im in the same kinda boat would you take a hit to buy gru and sanchez,current team

      Courtois (davis)
      ivan schlupp skrtel (toby) (duff)
      hazard sterling hendo silva (king)
      kun kane vardi
      1FT
      slim lead in the ML is it worth taking a hit to block of rival as he has giroud and sanchez
      silva and kun out >> sanchez giroud in??

  23. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Getting Ozil, Sanchez and Giroud.

    Overkill?

  24. messithedon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    g2g?
    Courtois (davis)
    ivan schlupp skrtel (toby) (duff)
    hazard sterling hendo silva (king)
    kun kane vardi
    1FT
    slim lead in the ML is it worth taking a hit to block of rival as he has giroud and sanchez
    silva and kun out >> sanchez giroud in??