Gameweek 2 report · Mon 31 Aug, 20:00 · Sky Sports
Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal
Arsenal won at Aston Villa 1–0, a clean sheet for the winners. Goals: ARS — Saka. Assists: Calafiori.
Aston Villa came into it 20th with form L; Arsenal were 2nd (W). The game rated it a 4 for AVL and a 3 for ARS on its five-point difficulty scale.
Bonus points: Saka 3, Calafiori 2 and White 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Aston Villa the FPL returns were led by Pau (2 points, owned by 0.3%) and Lindelöf (2 points, owned by 0.6%). For Arsenal the FPL returns were led by Calafiori (11 points, owned by 48%) and Saka (11 points, owned by 6.2%).
A clean sheet for Arsenal: 5 defenders and keepers collected the clean-sheet points, Calafiori, Gabriel, White and Raya among them.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calafiori | ARS | DEF | 11 | 90 | 48% |
| Saka | ARS | MID | 11 | 90 | 6.2% |
| Gabriel | ARS | DEF | 8 | 90 | 24.6% |
| White | ARS | DEF | 7 | 90 | 4.6% |
| Raya | ARS | GKP | 6 | 90 | 46.7% |
| Mosquera | ARS | DEF | 6 | 78 | 1.2% |
| Rice | ARS | MID | 5 | 84 | 12.5% |
| Lewis-Skelly | ARS | MID | 3 | 70 | 0.5% |
The table
Aston Villa move from 20th to 19th; Arsenal stay 2nd. Aston Villa next face Man Utd (A) on Sun 8 Nov; Arsenal next face Hull City (H) on Sat 7 Nov.