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Arsenal vs Man City: FPL picks for GW12

Should I pick an Arsenal defender against Man City? ✅ Good pick. 30% clean-sheet chance, #3 of 20 this gameweek — best option Gabriel (4.5 xP).

Should I pick an Arsenal attacker against Man City? ✅ Good pick. 1.7 expected goals, #3 of 20 — best option Ødegaard (4.8 xP).

Should I pick a Man City defender against Arsenal? ⛔ Avoid. 18% clean-sheet chance, #18 of 20 this gameweek — best option Rúben (2.4 xP).

Should I pick a Man City attacker against Arsenal? ⛔ Avoid. 1.2 expected goals, #18 of 20 — best option Haaland (4.8 xP).

Arsenal v Man City

Arsenal (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick30% clean sheet · #3 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.7 xG vs MCI · #3 of 20

  • GKRaya 3.8
  • DEFGabriel 4.5 · Calafiori 4.0 · Konsa 4.0
  • MIDØdegaard 4.8 · Rice 4.0 · Madueke 2.4
  • FWDHavertz 3.8 · Gyökeres 1.1

Man City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid18% clean sheet · #18 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs ARS · #18 of 20

  • GKDonnarumma 3.2
  • DEFRúben 2.4 · Gvardiol 2.2 · Guéhi 2.1
  • MIDNdiaye 3.2 · Anderson 3.1 · Cherki 3.0
  • FWDHaaland 4.8

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.