Arsenal challenged for the title throughout last season before being overtaken by Manchester City &#8211; here, we preview their FPL and wider fantasy football prospects for the 2023/24 campaign.
We take a look at their season and star players, predicted starting 11 and set-piece takers.
There&#8217;s also a dedicated section for fans of Sky Sports Fantasy Football, Telegraph Fantasy Football and Sun Dream Team.
Our in-depth look at the top three Arsenal FPL players will be published nearer to the Gameweek 1 deadline <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fantasy-premier-league-players">here</a>.

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Last updated: 02/08/23 (Jesus injury news)
<h2>Arsenal: At a glance</h2>
Manager: Mikel Arteta
2022/23 position: 2nd
Top scorer: Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli (15)
Top assists: Leandro Trossard (13)
Key transfers in: Declan Rice (West Ham), Jurrien Timber (Ajax), Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
Key transfers out: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
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<div id="attachment_55180" style="width: 852px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55180" class="size-full wp-image-55180" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Premier-League-table-2022-23-top.jpg" alt="" width="842" height="498" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Premier-League-table-2022-23-top.jpg 842w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Premier-League-table-2022-23-top-300x177.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Premier-League-table-2022-23-top-768x454.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Premier-League-table-2022-23-top-610x361.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px" />The top half of the Premier League</div>
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<h2>Arsenal stats and best players</h2>
Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side led the Premier League for 248 days, the longest time at the top without winning it.
The Gunners were as much as eight points clear in January, however their form dipped in the latter stages of the season while City reeled off 12 wins in a row to snatch the title.
Superb attacking and defensive numbers were at the heart of an excellent season nonetheless, with Arsenal second for goals scored (88) and third for goals conceded.
Their goalscoring significantly surpassed their expected goals (xG), with their xG only sixth best in the league.
All this led to their FPL assets being among the best in the league, with City the only squad to outscore them.
<div id="attachment_55234" style="width: 454px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55234" class="size-full wp-image-55234" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-stats.jpg" alt="" width="444" height="191" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-stats.jpg 444w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-stats-300x129.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px" />Arsenal&#8217;s season <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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<h3>2022/23 season best players</h3>
Arsenal&#8217;s attacking players &#8211; and in particular their midfielders &#8211; were the undoubted stars of the season.
Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka were ahead of the rest, scoring 15, 15 and 14 goals respectively.
Leandro Trossard ended the season on the most assists (13) when combining his returns for Brighton before his January transfer. Saka was otherwise the top creator, with 12 assists.
Gabriel Jesus had the best xG (14.71) and would likely have been the top scorer had he not missed several months with a knee injury picked up at the World Cup in Qatar. He ended on 11 goals.
The Brazilian forward had the highest expected goal involvement percentage (42%), 12% ahead of Martinelli.
His starting price of £8.0m in FPL led to an early ownership percentage of around 80%.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-55235" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements.jpg" alt="" width="1282" height="753" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements.jpg 1282w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-1080x634.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arsenal-goal-involvements-1280x753.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px" />
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Odegaard finished with the highest expected assists (9.87), marginally ahead of Martinelli on 9.34. The Norwegian was one behind Martinelli&#8217;s nine assists.
Outside the attacking assets, Ben White was the top-scoring defender. Playing as a right-back, he scored twice and assisted five.
Centre-back William Saliba was another popular pick. His injury absence in the title run-in was a major loss for his team and coincided with a downturn in form.
<h2>Arsenal predicted lineup for FPL Gameweek 1</h2>
For our final predicted lineups and team news, see <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">Ben Dinnery&#8217;s article</a> ahead of the deadline.
But as things stand, here is Arsenal&#8217;s likely starting 11:
<div id="attachment_56271" style="width: 609px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56271" class="size-full wp-image-56271" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-predicted-lineup-2.jpg" alt="" width="599" height="755" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-predicted-lineup-2.jpg 599w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-predicted-lineup-2-238x300.jpg 238w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" />Arsenal predicted starting 11</div>
              
Aaron Ramsdale was looking a sure starter in goal. But Arsenal&#8217;s interest in Brentford&#8217;s David Raya has not helped matters. The Englishman may still start the season but a big-money move for Raya will no doubt have him looking over his shoulder.
The signing of Jurrien Timber muddies the waters in defence. The centre-back has been fielded in a number of positions in pre-season, including as a surprise option at left-back.
Gabriel and Saliba were regulars last season and the latter&#8217;s absence was felt when he was injured towards the end of the campaign.
Timber could provide back-up to the duo, however White is perhaps most at risk despite an excellent season.
Kieran Tierney has been linked with a summer transfer, however at the time of writing he remains in the frame to rival Oleksandr Zinchenko.
And the Scot could be needed, given Zinchenko has yet to feature in pre-season due to a muscular injury. The Ukrainian&#8217;s absence may explain the experimentation with Timber at left-back.
Jakub Kiwior has also played in Zinchenko&#8217;s inverted left-back role. A lot could depend on whether Arteta sticks with this tactic &#8211; he could for example use Timber in an inverted role on the opposite side instead.
Declan Rice could replace Thomas Partey in defensive midfield, although Mikel Arteta may feel his talents are wasted there and give him a more advanced role alongside Odegaard.
In that case, he would be competing with the likes of Kai Havertz.
Partey is rumoured to have attracted interest from Saudi Arabia, so could end up leaving. Arsenal have been linked with Romeo Lavia of Southampton but others, including Liverpool, have also apparently shown an interest. Jorginho is an alternative.
Up front, Jesus was poised to start but it emerged on August 2 that he would miss the start of the season after a procedure on his knee.
Trossard or Eddie Nketiah could deputise &#8211; and even even Folarin Balogun if he stays at the Emirates and recovers from a foot problem &#8211; but his future seems to lie away from the Emirates.
Winger Reiss Nelson has signed a new contract and impressed in cameo appearances last season but has been sidelined in pre-season.
Brazilian Marquinhos has played minutes in pre-season but a loan move could be the plan for him, rather than expectation of regular minutes at the Gunners.
<div id="attachment_48692" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48692" class="size-full wp-image-48692" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oleksandr-Zinchenko.-Picture-by-Getty-Images.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oleksandr-Zinchenko.-Picture-by-Getty-Images.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oleksandr-Zinchenko.-Picture-by-Getty-Images-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oleksandr-Zinchenko.-Picture-by-Getty-Images-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oleksandr-Zinchenko.-Picture-by-Getty-Images-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Oleksandr Zinchenko is in a race against time to be fit for the new season. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h2>Arsenal set-piece takers</h2>
The Hub keeps a track on all set-piece takers on our dedicated <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-set-piece-takers">set-piece page</a>.
A summary of Arsenal&#8217;s expected set-piece takers is below.
Penalties: Bukayo Saka, Jorginho, Gabriel Jesus
Direct free-kicks: Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli
Corners/indirect free-kicks: Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli
Aerial threats: Gabriel, William Saliba, Declan Rice, Gabriel Jesus
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Saka took a penalty in pre-season against Barcelona but missed the target. He was the Gunners&#8217; main penalty taker last season, despite the arrival of Jorginho who took them for Chelsea.
Saka did however miss his last league spot-kick, so it&#8217;s potentially a question mark as to whether he remains the first-choice taker.
Gabriel provides the main aerial threat.
<div id="attachment_55727" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-55727" class="size-full wp-image-55727" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pervis-Estupinan.jpg" alt="Gabriel. best mid priced defenders fpl" width="798" height="650" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pervis-Estupinan.jpg 798w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pervis-Estupinan-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pervis-Estupinan-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pervis-Estupinan-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px" />Gabriel</div>
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<h2>Arsenal stats for Sky, TFF and Sun Dream Team</h2>
Sky Sports Fantasy Football awards bonus points for passing, tackles, shots and saves. Players are awarded two or three extra points for 60/70 passes, four/five tackles, two/three shots on target and three/five saves.
In Sky, centre-backs and defensive midfielders are the ones who tend to pick up passing bonus most often. Tackles tend to come from full-backs and defensive midfielders.
Tackles are also a factor in Telegraph Fantasy Football for midfielders, who are awarded a point for every two tackles. Goalkeepers get one extra point for every save made.
And in Dream Team, the 2023/24 game has had a revamp. There’s no longer Star Man and WhoScored ratings, while a new bonus system is in play – see our guide <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-play-dream-team-fantasy-football-2">here</a> for full details.
Shots, tackles and saves are also a factor in the new format, so the data below will be useful. Keep an eye on the Dream Team <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/dream-team-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide">Ultimate Guide</a> for more detailed analysis.
Below, we have highlighted some of the notable players of interest.
<h3>Arsenal passing, tackles, shots, saves and Dream Team ratings</h3>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-56090" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-Sky-stats.jpg" alt="" width="810" height="169" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-Sky-stats.jpg 810w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-Sky-stats-300x63.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-Sky-stats-768x160.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Arsenal-Sky-stats-610x127.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" />
Saliba was a Sky gem last season, primarily for his budget price. He managed passing bonus 14 times in 27 games &#8211; just one fewer than fellow centre-back Gabriel who played 11 more matches.
Defensive midfielder Partey top scored for Sky bonus with 45 points, 10 short of a place in the top 10 overall. He was 19th best in TFF for total tackles (71).
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