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The best Arsenal players to sign for Blank Gameweek 27

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Fantasy Premier League managers are looking to Arsenal to plug the gaps in their squads for Blank Gameweek 27.

With Manchester City, Everton, Chelsea and Brighton all without a fixture next weekend, Southampton’s trip to north London has grabbed the attention of many.

The Saints have just six points from a possible 24 in their last eight away matches, which they have lost by a score of 16 goals to 10, so the interest is understandable.

In this latest Members’ Article, we have analysed which of Arsenal’s options are the best to consider for Blank Gameweek 27, as well as for the future.

We will also be comparing these top Gunners against assets from other teams to look at the broader issue of how to factor Blank Gameweek 27 into our long-term plans.

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  1. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Assuming the 3 favourites (WOL, CPL and CHE) go through in the FA cup, we are left with just the following 4 fixtures in GW31....

    BOU vs new
    BUR vs lei
    FUL vs liv
    WHU vs hud

    Seems silly to use the FH chip for this, especially given most of us will likely have 2-3 LIV and 2-3 from the rest already. Thinking the below looks the way to go at the moment.

    FH32
    WC34
    BB35
    TC36 (or another DGW if one comes up)

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    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well wait and see they may not all win?

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed with all things
      EXCEPT
      Chelsea being the favorites to go through 😉

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙂 I agree, United look a good bet at 3/1

        Not sure what I should be cheering from an fpl perspective with no CHE and Digne/Siggy in my team!

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Let me give you two:
          1. Chelsea have great run of fixtures from gw 28.
          2. Chelsea going out of FA cup means they'll play gw 31 & outside chance of having dgw in 32 If their fixture with Brighton is scheduled there

          😉

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          1. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah, but most rivals already have 1-2 CHE so that gives them an advantage...

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            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Ohh.
              Fine then.

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    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal v Soton goes ahead in GW31 too

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's in GW27 I believe

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        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Been up most of the night with my 1 year old. Ignore me 🙂

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      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        ...that's this week's GW27 match, not GW31.

        WAT sou off 100% off in GW31
        WOL ars still tbd.

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I only have 2 Liverpool at the minute. Maximum I'd have is 7 without hits.is that enough for 31

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      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Last year's big blank, you basically just needed Salah(c) and that was 90% of your points 🙂

        So I wouldn't stress out over fielding a full 11 that week.

        I'd probably take a hit or 2 to make it 9.

        If you subscribe to the notion that taking a hit to take out a non-player for a playing player is only -2pts, not -4pts that is.

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Agreed.
          Also nearly every alive person would © Salah so not much upside in points in that gw.
          (Relative)

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          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Given they're playing Fulham, there could be a lot of TCs blown that week 😐

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            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah.
              I blown mine otherwise I'd have TC Mane as a punt as he'll play Fulham's pathetic RB 😀

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    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agree. I’ve 5 currently for 31, happy to make it eight and ride it out. Many teams need to strengthen their benches as I do in order to fully utilise the bench boost - so it’s two birds with one stone imo

      Kamara > Rondon/Barnes
      Jota > Fraser (fixture swing added plus)

      And then just Doherty to NC defender

      Job done!

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly my plan too.
        I'd keep Doherty though & bin Kiko + awb for 2 defender's if needed

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      2. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Makes sense, although if you still have your WC left you can sort your bench our for the BB shortly before when WCing.

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    6. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I have a bad feeling about the Wolves and Palace games

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    7. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why does it seem silly to use the FH?

      I'd argue that it's quite nice getting the option to have the likes of BUR, WHU, BOU, etc. players for just the one week, rather than for getting them for longer than that... Especially given I don't really want to be losing my Aguero/Pogba/Rashford/Son/Jimenez/entire defence

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It's different for everyone.
        FH 31 good for you.
        Someone like me having
        Jota,Kiko,kamara,awb + 1.3m itb can replace all of them with gw 31 players gradually & field 8-9 players which is fine imo.
        Using FH in dgw is more enticing idea for me

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      2. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's a fair point - I guess it all depends on your current team. Another benefit of bringing in the likes of LEI, WHU, BOU and BUR is that they have decent fixtures in the build up to GW31 blanks, and then you only need to keep them for GW33 after (when some still have good fixtures and other premium players will likely blank again) before WCing in 34.

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  2. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Patricio-Guaita
    Robbo-TAA-Doherty-WB-Bennett
    Salah-Son-Pogba-Richa-Romeu
    Aguero-Rashford-Wilson

    1 FT 2.0 itb.
    A. Richa to Fandersson
    B. Bennett to Pereira
    C. Doherty to Pereira
    D. Romeu to Almiron
    E. A +B/C for a hit

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Save

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      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Or A

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        1. Legohair
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Definatly not saving,so far A seems like best option but also really tempting go Pereira also

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B if Wolves go into QF.
      A otherwise !!

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      1. Legohair
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Im really hoping wolves lose today

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It'll be great for Many of us.

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  3. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Are Cardiff players useful to load up on for blank GW31 and GW33?

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    1. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      (Obviously as my fodder I.e 5th mid and 5th defender)

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      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Don't play 31 and 33 the most unlikely(vs City)

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    2. MASTER ROSHI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No they will blank in 31

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    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope (shakes fist at Brighton)

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      1. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Okay thanks. Camarasa in now looking stupid lol

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Ha ha

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  4. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Looking to bring in at most 4x Liverpool, Burnley, Leicester & Bournemouth players by GW30 for BGW31, that I would still want through DGW32 & BGW33.
    Liverpool (VVD, TAA, Mane, Firmino)
    Burnley (Heaton, McNeil)
    Bournemouth (Boruc, King, Brooks*, Wilson*)
    Leicester (Pereira, Chilwell)

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    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      leaving 7-8 players in DGW31, if holding on to Aguero, Sterling, Pogba/ Son, Rashford, Kolasinac, Doherty & AWB

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      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        *BGW31.

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      2. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Potential SGW32 (* on bench):
        Robertson, Salah (TOT)
        Barnes, McNeil* (WOL)
        Boruc*, Brooks* (lei)
        Pereira* (BOU)

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        1. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          FH in DGW32 will leave 7 - 8 BGW33 players:
          Robertson, Salah (sou)
          Barnes, McNeil (bou)
          Boruc, Brooks (BUR)
          Pereira (hud)

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          1. Sandy Ravage
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Current strategy looks like:
            BGW 31 - 7/8 players
            DGW 32 - 11 DGW players using Free Hit
            BGW 33 - 7/8 players
            DGW 34 - 8 DGW + 7 SGW players using Bench Boost

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Also consider Barnes from Burnley

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      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, already have Barnes.

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  5. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    g2g?

    fab
    kola doherty awb
    salah pogba son fraser felipe
    rashford llorente

    hart aguero digne azpi

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Saving FT ??

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  6. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So I guess signing one of the wing backs of Leicester is a safe option, right?

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.

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      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers Amey

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    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Temptation to sign both but I know a double DF would go horribly wrong (See Digne+Keane for me)

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  7. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    here's a nice FPL quiz question for you

    How many points has Digne scored in the last 5 GW?

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