Arsenal Vs Coventry City FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means

Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: Ødegaard hauls, the clean sheet holds

Ødegaard scored, took maximum bonus and left the pitch on 75 minutes with 11 points. He costs £6.5m. About 1 in 10 managers own him. That is the fact of Gameweek 1.

Arsenal won 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on 21 August. The goals came from Ødegaard, Saka and Havertz. The clean sheet held. Raya made one save for six points.

The returns down the list. White assisted, took two bonus and matched Ødegaard on 11 points. He costs £5.5m and sits in fewer than 1 in 10 squads. Saka scored, played 67 minutes and finished on nine. Calafiori assisted for nine points — he is the template pick here, owned by about 4 in 10. Tzolis assisted for six. Havertz scored, played 90 and took six.

Now the other side of the fixture. Van Ewijk played 90 minutes for Coventry and returned one point. Just over 1 in 10 managers own him at £4.0m. His side conceded three. That is one match, not a verdict, but it is on record.

Minutes worth noting. Madueke came on for 22 minutes. Merino got 14. Both are behind the men who returned. Gabriel took a yellow card and finished on five points.

The decision. Ødegaard at £6.5m produced the round's joint-top score in this fixture and is owned by 1 in 10. White at £5.5m produced the same total from the back and is owned by fewer. Calafiori owners hold — an assist and a clean sheet is the job done. Van Ewijk owners hold too; one defeat does not force a transfer, and £4.0m defenders who play 90 minutes are not sold on week one.

The call: buy Ødegaard. £6.5m, 1 in 10 ownership, a goal, three bonus and a starting role in a side that won 3-0 and kept the sheet. The facts point one way.