🚨 Jurrien Timber, Piero Hincapie & Gabriel Magalhaes are with the Arsenal squad on their pre-match walk today. ✅👀

One thing that stood out to me this gameweek is how much managers undervalue their free transfers.

Many have already burned through their 5 AFCON transfers and even taken hits. This is a chaotic part of the season. Fixture congestion brings injuries, rotation and short turnarounds, so situations change fast.

Free transfers are your in-game currency. Spend them too cheaply and you lose flexibility. Patience keeps options open, improves decision making and allows you to make more rewarding moves when others can’t.

This gameweek is a real Analytics FC vs Grass FC moment for captaincy.

Haaland will top projected goals. But Cunha carries value across far more routes to points: higher assist probability, defensive contributions, a chance of a clean sheet point, an extra point per goal and stronger bonus potential.

Analytical models don’t just chase goals. They add up all of these factors, which is why Cunha projects higher points overall than Haaland, even if he’s less likely to score.

My captain will be Cunha.

Bruno Fernandes is already asking to return to training 😂

but Ruben Amorim says 'no chance' he is involved against Wolves

🚨 Declan Rice expected to miss Arsenal’s match against Aston Villa tonight after sustaining a knee injury in 2-1 victory over Brighton.

Last chance to take up the offer! 🙏

🚨 Timber is with the squad ✅

I'm seeing strong rumours that Keane is not in the Everton squad tonight.

https://x.com/efc_home/status/2006049665087676500?s=46

Here's my Gameweek 19 team.

Rank: 4,132 🌍
Free Transfers: 4
Transfers: Wirtz → Szoboszlai
Captain: Cunha
Chips left: None

My plan heading into this gameweek was to bring Szoboszlai back in for Wirtz. I had some doubts around Timber and Minteh, which nearly pushed me towards alternative routes, but based on the current information I can’t justify selling Timber. I’m leaning towards Minteh starting, so I’ll hope for the best there.

With all the chaos, I think free transfers carry a lot of value, so I’m happy to get away with using just one. I’m captaining Cunha over Haaland for the higher EV and added risk, the EV gap is big enough that for me Cunha is ahead even over the safety of Haaland.

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🚨 2026 starts! ✅🇬🇧

Happy new year all! Wishing you green arrows in 2026! 💚

🚨Chelsea have sacked Enzo Maresca with immediate effect ❌

🚨 Robertson starts ✅

🚨 Frimpong starts ✅

🚨 Calvert-Lewin benched ❌

🚨 Doku is back in the squad ✅

Gameweek 19 Review ✅

Points: 48
Rank Update: 4,132 → 2,596 (+37%)
Chips Left: None

A green arrow to my highest rank of the season. Thiago and Ekitike continue to support the 2 × £4.5m forward theory. I’ve got 4 transfers in the bank, with plans to use one to fix Minteh.