Arsenal predicted line-up — Gameweek 7
Last updated: 20 October 2026 · By Clive Smalls · Confidence: Low
We expect Arsenal to start in a 4-5-1 away at Nott'm Forest in Gameweek 7. The XI below blends scraped predicted line-ups and injury tables with our own expected-minutes model, so every name carries a start probability and a projected Fantasy Premier League points total rather than a gut-feel guess.
Match projection
Predicted XI (4-5-1)
| GKPRaya£6.1m | 94% start | 4.2 |
| DEFGabriel£7.9m | 89% start | 5.1 |
| DEFCalafiori£6.0m | 81% start | 4.7 |
| DEFKonsa£4.6m | 80% start | 3.6 |
| DEFWhite£5.4m | 73% start | 2.7 |
| MIDRice£7.3m | 93% start | 3.9 |
| MIDSaka£9.6m | 87% start | 6.6 |
| MIDØdegaard£6.8m | 78% start | 3.8 |
| MIDLewis-Skelly£5.4m | 60% start | 1.6 |
| MIDBruno G.£6.7m | 44% start | 1.9 |
| FWDHavertz£7.5m | 76% start | 3.5 |
Likely bench
- DEFJ.Timber34% start
- DEFMosquera30% start
- MIDEze29% start
- MIDMadueke25% start
- FWDGyökeres22% start
- MIDMerino10% start
- GKPMeslier8% start
Injuries, suspensions and doubts
- TzolisOUTHamstring injury — back 24/10/2026
- SalibaOUTBack injury — back 21/11/2026
- ArrizabalagaOUTKnock
- HincapieDOUBTAnkle injury — back 21/11/2026
- ZubimendiDOUBTAnkle injury — back 18/10/2026
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Arsenal predicted line-up FAQs
What is Arsenal's predicted line-up this Gameweek?
We project Arsenal to line up in a 4-5-1: Raya, Gabriel, Calafiori, Konsa, White, Rice, Saka, Ødegaard, Lewis-Skelly, Bruno G., Havertz. Raya is the expected goalkeeper and start probabilities for every name are listed on this page.
Who is injured or suspended for Arsenal?
Tzolis, Saliba, Arrizabalaga are currently flagged as unavailable, with Hincapie, Zubimendi rated as doubtful.
Which Arsenal player is the best FPL pick?
Our model projects Saka highest at 6.6 expected points for the next Gameweek, ahead of Gabriel (5.1) and Calafiori (4.7).
How likely is a Arsenal clean sheet?
Our Poisson match model gives Arsenal a 49% chance of a clean sheet away at Nott'm Forest, with 1.65 expected goals scored.
Related Arsenal pages
Fantasy Premier League
- Nott'm Forest predicted line-up — the other side of this fixture.
- Predicted line-ups for all 20 Premier League clubs
- Arsenal team news, injuries and suspensions
- FPL captaincy picks for Gameweek 7
- Projected points for every Arsenal player
- Arsenal fixture difficulty over the next five Gameweeks
- Low-ownership FPL differentials
- FPL Insights hub
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