{"id":644682,"date":"2024-08-15T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=644682"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:47:13","slug":"arsenal-players-fpl-gameweek-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/15\/arsenal-players-fpl-gameweek-1\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL Tips: Three Arsenal Players to Strengthen Your Squad for Gameweek 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a three-month break, the English Premier League is about to embark on a new season. On Saturday, Arsenal host Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first game. Last Word on Football brings you three Gunners players who must be a part of your Gameweek 1 squad, with the FPL deadline set for 6:30 PM\u00a0BST on August 16.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three Arsenal Players to Start for FPL Gameweek 1<\/span><\/h2>\n

Martin Odegaard (\u00a38.5 Million)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Arsenal’s<\/span> Captain Fantastic, Martin Odegaard has been a reliable source of firepower for the Gunners ever since he arrived in North London. He racked up 19 goal contributions in FPL last season and was crucial to his <\/span>team’s<\/span> record haul of 91 goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Norwegian has been impressive whenever he has faced Wolves, with <\/span>four goals<\/span> in six appearances. <\/span>He can <\/span>be expected<\/span> to continue this form on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kai Havertz (\u00a38.0 Million)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Few forwards in FPL are more effective than <\/span>Arsenal’s<\/span> Kai Havertz. The German striker can play high up the pitch <\/span>as well as<\/span> drop slightly deeper to link up play, thus increasing his chances of getting both goals and assists. Moreover, since the second half of last season, he has looked like a man who has regained his confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Havertz comes at a lesser price than other attackers like Erling Haaland (\u00a315m), Ollie Watkins (\u00a39m), and Alexander Isak (\u00a38.5m). So far, only 13.3% of teams have selected him. This factor can be a game-changer and help those teams <\/span>easily<\/span> overtake others in the points table if he has a good game against Wolves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oleksandr Zinchenko (\u00a35.0 Million) – A Practical Buy for Gameweek 1 <\/span><\/h3>\n

In the pre-season game against Olympique Lyon, Oleksandr Zinchenko was terrific with his passing. He knows the nitty-gritty of the inverted full-back role like the back of his hand. <\/span>As he occupies a central position, <\/span>there is a good chance he is<\/span> more involved in the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With Jurrien <\/span>Timber’s<\/span> place in the starting lineup doubtful due to the <\/span>foot injury<\/span><\/a> he suffered last week, Zinchenko could start on the weekend. He will be aided in his defensive duties by William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. <\/span>Hence, a clean sheet can be considered likely for <\/span>the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span>. <\/span>At just \u00a35 million, he will be a wise selection and can help to go for big-money names in other positions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a three-month break, the English Premier League is about to embark on a new season. On Saturday, Arsenal host Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first game. Last Word on Football brings you three Gunners players who must be a part of your Gameweek 1 squad, with the FPL deadline set for 6:30 PM\u00a0BST on August […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5155,"featured_media":635695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3],"tags":[32739,32738,3911],"class_list":["post-644682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-premier-league","tag-arsenal","tag-arsenal-fixtures","tag-martin-odegaard"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664049,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644682\/revisions\/664049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}