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The best Arsenal players to consider for a Blank Gameweek 18 Free Hit squad

There is a host of Arsenal options to consider for Blank Gameweek 18 over the coming days.

Considering the Gunners’ offer impressive form, an appealing fixture but only one match in Double Gameweek 19, they are prime candidates for Fantasy Premier League managers playing their Free Hit chip.

We have run the numbers on Mikel Arteta’s men ahead of their meeting with Crystal Palace to find the best options, looking at individual form as well as how the Eagles have fared defensively of late.

As this article uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

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  1. Totti
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    do u think guys this team deserve freehit gameweek18?

    martinez (forster)
    taylor lamptey holding (bednarek coufal)
    bruo son grealish (salah) burki
    kane calvert bamford

    1 FT 0.3 itb

    A) free hit
    B) salah-> sterling/ KDB and bamford -> wilson -4 and gameweek19 free hit
    C) other suggestion

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B
      You’ll survive

      1. Totti
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling or de bruyne?

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Kdb

    2. pavlev
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Free hit all day long, you could have only 2 starting

      1. Totti
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        And if spurs vs aston villa played normally?

        1. pavlev
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Happy days but it feels a helluva risk

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fh

  2. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tyrone Mings self isolating

    Source - Instagram

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Keep ‘em coming!

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Jack grealish ?

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      By deduction who are the clear infected?

      Martinez, clear cooking with wife
      Minus, self isolation
      Grealish?
      Watkins?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mings

      2. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But if wife is also infected they can self isolate together, no?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They seem too happy to have COVID

      3. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Grealish posting stories

        May actually be okay

        Wouldn’t want to be fooling around being COVID positive and attract wrath of the fans

        Radio silence regarding others

      4. Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Couldn't Martinez be isolating with his wife (and kids)?

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes of course

          Could even have got it from his wife

        2. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Could be

          Looks otherwise to me. Just an educated guess though

          1. Casual Player
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Fair enough. Appreciate you digging out this info.

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              No problem

              1. Flynny
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Even if grealiah and martinez are OK half of the team could be out!!

                1. Black Knights
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Great for Son and Kane.

                2. Top 210 Club
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Game very likely to be off, no spurs assets for FH then

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Villa fixtures are actually pretty grim from an attacking point of view

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

  4. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My plan:
    GW18: No chips
    GW19: Bench boost

    What would you do with 1FT out of these?

    1) Taylor -> Shaw
    2) Taylor -> Max 4.8 def, suggestions?
    3) Keep Taylor, save for 2FT

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      3

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      3

  5. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best moves here with 2FT and 0m itb. Assuming that the villa-spu if off.

    --- Martinez Forster
    Taylor Cancelo Stones -- Coufal Dallas
    Bruno Kdb Burke -- Salah Son
    DCL -- Watkins Bamford

    A: Salah + Watkins >> Rashford + Laca...gets me to 9 decent players but excluding taylor/burke, its technically 7. Taking salah out means taking a hit to bring him back in gw19

    B: Salah + Taylor >> Rashford + Tierney...and start watkins if there is not clarity in terms of the spurs/villa game

    C: FH

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C

      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What would you front 7 be on a FH?

        If I do A, I will have
        Bruno Kdb Rashford Burke — Son
        Dcl Lacazette

        I assume even on a FH, I would have 5 out of those

  6. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone daring to get Sterling or Jesus on FH?

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why not Sterling? Is he injured?

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes with Sterling.

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chip Users -

    There's talk among horse racing twitter that a 3-week circuit break for all sport will start tomorrow

    https://twitter.com/BenCrellin/status/1348332179928055813?s=19

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh crap!

      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I know horse racing isn’t great but there’s no need to be rude 🙂

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I've never been able to rely on horse-racing tips...............

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No chance the PL is stopped

      I can bet on that

      1. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thank goodness there’s no dope testing in fpl.

    4. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      damn, i got Red Rum (c)

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        that's a blast from the past!

    5. The Hunt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hmmm, proper horsey people have serious money. They won't allow it to happen again. They've done their bit.

    6. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just messing with you... but horses don’t get Covid

  8. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If villa v spurs goes ahead, are kane and essential on free hit?

    And presumably would make sense to steer away from villa completely?

    Even if grealish and martinez are OK- half of the team could be out - and we probably won't know till we see the team sheet!

    Thanks

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kane and son essential I should say

    2. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In the scenario of you describe, Martinez would be lined up for about a dozen saves... except it's Spurs, so after Son-Kane carve up some kids playing centreback 5 mins in for the early lead, they will sit back. Then Louie Barry (73rd min sub) scores the equaliser in injury time. 1-1 the final score.

    3. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Even if no villa make it, I’d be up to 9 and a 3-3-3 formation and 2FTs, so can get by with no FH as originally planned. That’d be good enough.

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      100%

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bjorn Engels NOT self isolating

    Source - Instagram

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Out on the town?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wouldn’t be hugging his newborn if he had COVID

        1. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Outstanding work!

        2. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Unless the newborn has it.

    2. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Top Marx thank you!

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son will be happy to see him start.

      Gave away a last second goal to Son last year

      But somehow Son broke an arm

  10. Splatter\\\'s Omerta
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hah. An article about Arsenal assets and not a mention about Auba. Is that how far he has fallen or just a poor article?

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both

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

    It's hilarious watching all this Aston Villa team news coming through. Keep it coming.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      There's no news though haha. Tomorrow we'll find out.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What's today's roundup?

    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It’s like FPL price reveals

      1. NIKO.
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😆

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

    Ollie Watkins had three chances last week to contract covid , however he missed all three .

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Covid assist from Grealish

    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      VAR ruled one out mate haha

    4. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Low COVID and Goal conversion

  13. Madderegern
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Never used FH before. Do i press "transfer", and then the chip appears? Or does pressing that button initiates transfers...? Dah... I know.

    1. Madderegern
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And is it possible to make a "real" transfer beforehand?

      1. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Any transfers you make during the gameweek before activating free hit don’t carry through, to the best of my knowledge, your team resets to what it was at the start of the gameweek

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.
      No

      1. Madderegern
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

  14. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB or Sterling?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kdb

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ok. Thanks all

  15. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leno or de gea on FH. Have tierney

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DDG

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ddg
      i think you want a very good mix this week to minimize the effects of cancelled games

  16. El Lobito 10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can you play FH, save team and then cancel it? I don't think so but would like to be able to in order to do my ide FH team tonight before price changes

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The Free Hit chip can be used once a season, is played when confirming your transfers and can't be cancelled after confirmed.

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You click confirm - it’s done and irreversible

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez asked about Covid after being seen in instagram making Pasta

    Unfortunately he refusilli to comment

    1. Mmm sausages
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did you penne that yourself?

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I heard he asked for a translator mate coz he was having trouble speaking the linguini !!

    3. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I didn’t get this at first but the penne has dropped now.

    4. El Lobito 10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Let's hope the game isn't canellonied

    5. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They’re ravioli to isolate farfale ten days?

  18. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones not a safe transfer in with Laporte coming back right?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would say he's relatively safe, how long since Laporte played? Would be eased back in at the least you would think and Stones has probably done enough recently to hold his spot.

      1. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You mean a nice easy game like Brighton at home?

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Sure, off the bench. Been out for a couple of months with a hamstring, I wouldn't see him starting for a bit.

  19. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Beauty from Solly March has saved Brighton an extra half hour on a ploughed field

    1. Mmm sausages
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Or not

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saved the ploughed field an extra half hour of Brighton.

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ...or not!

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Matt Ryan must be laughing at that

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Awful wasn't it - I feel better about my neglected back garden now (not a euphemism)

      1. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nothing a good Brazilian couldn’t solve.

      2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Better than neglecting the front

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

      Ryan just got promoted back to No 2.

  20. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Newport get FERGIE TIME!! OGS off to manage them next.

  21. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which Newcastle centre backs are nailed?

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandez and Clark are usual 2.

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lascelles and Fernandez?

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fernández (or Clark if want to save but of cash)

    4. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all

  22. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    which 3x Villa players would you get for the possible TGW19 ?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The ones without covid

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        lol, rules out Jack then

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      10 players self isolating and no idea who they are. A bit early to be asking that question

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        sorry

  23. Salah(c)
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do salah to sterling for the next 3/4 fixtures?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

  24. FCRS BGD
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi guys
    For Draft league, who would you pick:
    1) Antonio
    2) Che Adams ?
    Thanks

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      probably Antonio - assume his fitness contributes to Haller being allowed to go

      1. FCRS BGD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My goodness Brighton are bad.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Screaming KDB (c)

  26. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Reece James out
    Need KDB
    Need city defender
    Steer > DGW keeper

    -12 on bench boost is alright isn’t it? :/

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Won't take full advantage of BB. Delay it to another GW

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -12 to get a bench of potentially 12 points?

      1. turd ferguson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Doing -8 anyway for city cover and the extra -4 would be Steer > Fabianski

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kinda defeats the point of the BB

  27. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH18 draft... thoughts please?

    DDG
    Cancelo Tierney Saiss
    KDB Sterling Fernandes Rashford Saka
    Lacazette Wilson

    Bench TBC

    Cheers

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks decent.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks, pretty happy although would like to improve Saiss (leaky wolves)

        Are you FHing yourself ?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          0 transfers atm.
          Could be hits, WC, FH or nothing.

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Solid. Monitor Sterling situation (heard he's not fit) and prepare a draft assuming Spurs game is on

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep got one with Son and Kane in... and if it goes ahead will likely squeeze Reguilon in too as Villa would be a weak side

        Where is this Sterling news ?

        thanks

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          haven't followed it up saw it somwhere on here earlier

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          TEAM NEWS:
          Laporte and Ake are both injured, while Sterling, Torres and Tommy Doyle aren’t fully fit.

          Scott Carson, Eric Garcia and Cole Palmer remain in isolation after their positive COV19 tests and Sergio Aguero is unavailable.

  28. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City are going to trounce Brighton.
    Kevin , Sterling and Cancelo locked in.

  29. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    First stab at the FH. Thoughts?

    DDG
    Cancelo, Tierney, Wanbe
    Kdb(c), sterling, Bruno, Neto, saka
    Kane, Wilson

    Holding, Mitchel, Davis

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling not fit and Spurs game might be off. Need
      Laca in there

  30. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to smashing my cup opponent who already used his free hit this week

    1. dylano21
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He could still WC 😉