Arsenal Vs Chelsea FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means
The call — Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 — Ødegaard hauls, João Pedro blanks Ødegaard scored, took all three bonus points and finished with 10 from 76 minutes at the Emirates Stadium on 6 September. He costs £6.6m. About 1 in 10 managers own him. That is the return of the week from this fixture.
Havertz got the other Arsenal goal — 8 points, £7.5m, owned by about 1 in 10. Rice and Tzolis supplied the assists; 5 points each. Rogers scored Chelsea's goal for 6 points at £7.5m, though a yellow card cost him a defensive-contribution point cushion he did not need in the end.
Now the line most readers came for. João Pedro, owned by about 7 in 10 managers, played 90 minutes, blanked and picked up a yellow card. One point. Palmer did the same — 90 minutes, a booking, 1 point at £9.6m, owned by about 2 in 10. Saka played 89 minutes for 2 points. Calafiori — nearly 5 in 10 own him at £5.7m — came off after 66 minutes with 2 points and no clean sheet. Gabriel, owned by about 1 in 4, also took 2.
Two other notes. Martinez made 8 saves for Chelsea and still only banked 3 points — the goals conceded wiped the rest. Estêvão lasted 9 minutes off the bench; Gusto came off after 30. No explanation is in front of us, so we offer none.
What it means for the deadline. Ødegaard at £6.6m has produced a goal, three bonus and a double-figure score, and 9 in 10 managers do not own him. Those are the facts, and they make him a buy. Havertz at £7.5m scored and is owned by fewer than 1 in 10 — a buy for anyone short a forward. Calafiori owners hold; one blank and a 66-minute shift is not a sell case. João Pedro owners hold too — one blank against Arsenal does not undo 7-in-10 ownership.
The call: buy Ødegaard. £6.6m for a player scoring like this, owned by 1 in 10, is the move the numbers force.