GW19: Reaching the halfway point
32 points… another red arrow… a blank fest in my team. In my team, I had one player return, and it was a single assist for Hugo Ekitike. I ended the week with Dubravka on my bench with an 11-pointer, and Ayden Heaven sitting on the bench with eight points.
My rank dropped just under 500k, and I’m back into the 2 million. My rank was hit hard by players like Semenyo, Igor Thiago, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka who all returned in a low scoring week.
Injury News
Dan Ballard (ankle) was a surprise absence this weekend, and it is unclear how long the injury will last.
Matty Cash picked up his fifth yellow card and will miss the next game.
Mason Mount was removed at halftime against Newcastle with an unknown muscle injury.
Riccardo Calafiori picked up an injury in the warm-up on Saturday. Jurrien Timber also missed the game, but Arteta was not able to share too many details.
Interesting stats
Florian Wirtz scored his first Premier League goal, making it two attacking returns in the last two games.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored seven goals in the last six Premier League games. Scoring at least one in each game. This is the first time someone has done this for Leeds in 65 years in the top flight.
Of Arsenal’s last six goals in all competitions, four have been own-goals, and one has been from the penalty spot.
Aston Villa have picked up 18 points this season in games where they have been behind this season. They play Arsenal this midweek.
Clean Sheet Probabilities
(19.10%) West Ham vs Brighton (26.62%)
(35.00%) Nottingham Forest vs Everton (24.38%)
(33.76%) Chelsea vs Bournemouth (11.05%)
(14.64%) Burnley vs Newcastle (37.55%)
(43.99%) Manchester United vs Wolves (9.24%)
(45.33%) Arsenal vs Aston Villa (13.39%)
(36.63%) Liverpool vs Leeds (10.95%)
(29.82%) Crystal Palace vs Fulham (21.87%)
(10.27%) Sunderland vs Manchester City (41.59%)
(28.23%) Brentford vs Spurs (22.59%)
Goalscorer Probabilities
West Ham vs Brighton
Danny Welbeck 39.22%
Jarrod Bowen 32.26%
Callum Wilson 31.25%
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
Igor Jesus 35.71%
Thierno Barry 25.00%
Morgan Gibbs-White 23.81%
Chelsea vs Bournemouth
Cole Palmer 45.45%
Liam Delap 44.44%
Joao Pedro 44.44%
Burnley vs Newcastle
Nick Woltemade 45.45%
Yoanne Wissa 37.74%
Harvey Barnes 36.36%
Manchester United vs Wolves
Benjamin Sesko 52.38%
Matheus Cunha 51.22%
Joshua Zirkzee 41.67%
Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Viktor Gyokeres 46.51%
Gabriel Jesus 38.46%
Bukayo Saka 37.74%
Liverpool vs Leeds
Hugo Ekitike 55.56%
Cody Gakpo 37.74%
Florian Wirtz 34.48%
Crystal Palace vs Fulham
Jean-Phillippe Mateta 44.44%
Raul Jimenez 34.48%
Eddie Nketiah 32.26%
Sunderland vs Manchester City
Erling Haaland 66.10%
Phil Foden 36.36%
Rayan Cherki 32.26%
Brentford vs Spurs
Igor Thiago 45.45%
Kevin Schade 33.33%
Richarlison 32.26%
Competition of the week
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Gameweek 19 team reveal
Even with a poor gameweek 18, I am staying with the same team. Timber is going onto my bench as Villa have been in such good form, and his chance of playing is reduced after missing the gameweek 18 match against Brighton.