The Gameweek 28 Scout Notes continue with Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea and Fulham 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur. The last injury Declan Rice (£7.5 million) and Harry Wilson (£6.0 million) are among the main talking points of these competitions.
ARTETA ON RICE + RAYA
Mikel Arteta provided an injury update for Rice, who was substituted in the dying stages of Arsenal’s win.
The Gunners face Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday, but the England international will need to be monitored before a decision is made on his availability.
“I don’t know. Declan had to be substituted, so unfortunately he will have to check whether he is available for Wednesday. And hopefully the rest is fine. But we don’t know.” – Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice
“He felt a bit uncomfortable and he had to be replaced.” – Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice
As for David Raya (£6.0 million), Arteta was asked if he had suffered an injury at the end of the match.
“I don’t know what happened during that action. He had some niggles this week, so I don’t know if that’s related. But overall very happy.” – Mikel Arteta on David Raya
Martin Odegaard (£7.8m), meanwhile, missed the knee injury he suffered against Brentford.
In better news: Kai Havertz (£7.3m) played the last 15 minutes.
‘Well, Kay [Havertz] He has trained very well and is fit and available. Unfortunately, Martin is still not completely comfortable with that knee injury, and we have decided not to risk him.” – Mikel Arteta on Martin Odegaard
The Arsenal boss is expected to meet the media on Tuesday.
SET PIECES KEY, NET BAN
As for the action on the pitch, it was a match marked by set pieces.
First, William Saliba (£6.1m) then bowed out Gabriel Magalhaes‘ (£7.1m) first header from a corner, before Jurriën Hout (£6.3m) met Rice’s delivery to put Arsenal ahead.
Gabriel also collected points for defensive contributions (DefCon) and the maximum bonus.
Chelsea’s goal also came from a set-piece then Ree James‘ (£5.6m) corner was fired into his own net by Piero Hincapie (£5.1 million).
But on the other hand, the well-known shortcomings have proven to be costly for Chelsea, who have now conceded ten goals in thirteen games since Liam Rosenior’s appointment.
“Frustrated. Disappointed. If we don’t eradicate the set-play problems that have crept into our game and our discipline problems, despite all the good things we do in the game, we won’t get what we want to achieve. It’s something we have to address. There are certain focus and concentration issues that we need to address. We’ve been working on set-plays all week and as a manager that makes it even harder to swallow. We knew that one of Arsenal’s biggest strengths is that stop.” – Liam Rosenior
Tactical, Cole Palmer (£10.6m) started on the left, which actually worked quite well, with the former Manchester City man finding plenty of space between the lines.
Above: Cole Palmer’s heatmap against Arsenal
It allowed Pedro Neto (£7.0m) to play in his preferred position on the right.
However, the Portuguese was sent off in quick succession due to two silly bookings and will now have to sit out Wednesday’s outing to Villa Park.
WILSON INJURY LAST
In West London, Wilson handed Fulham the lead early on Sunday.
Later he provided the assist Alex Iwobi‘s (£6.3m) also struck but subsequently suffered an injury before being sent off in the second half.
“At half-time he gave us the feedback that we probably need to change. He kept going, but it was very difficult for him to support in the last 20 minutes.” [the team]. He sprained his ankle a little. Let’s see what it will be like in the next few days.” – Marco Silva on Harry Wilson
Like Arteta, Silva is expected to next meet with the media on Tuesday.
On the other flank, Oscar Bobb (£5.1m) made his first Premier League start for Fulham and provided an assist, but Iwobi was undoubtedly the star of the show, firing in the second for the home side after playing a one-two with Wilson.
“He practices a lot, moments like this. He prefers to finish moments with quality, to give a pass to the goal rather than with force. What a goal for him. The finishing was top level. His overall performance was at a very high level, he is having a great season.” – Marco Silva on Alex Iwobi
WHY ANDERSEN IS MISSING
Fulham were without Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) on Sunday, with Issa Diop (£4.3m) comes in for the Danish centre-back.
Illness ruled him out.
Diop impressed in his absence, earning his manager’s praise.
“At this time of year [Ramadan] it’s not easy for players like him. He was not on the selection list, but we called him after the problem with Joachim [Anderson]. Isa was great.” – Marco Silva on Issa Diop
TUDOR IS BACK FOUR
Tottenham played a 3-5-2 formation in last week’s north London derby defeat, but moved to a back four here, with Conor Gallagher (£5.4m) deployed on the right wing.
But the system failed to impress: Igor Tudor’s men had just one shot on target, the one they scored via a substitute Richarlison (£6.3 million).
Spurs have now conceded six goals in their last two games and remain winless into 2026.
“We were not good, missed everything. Attacking and defending. Fulham were much better. There are problems here, big problems. We have to stay calm, believe in what we are doing in training, and go out and all stay together. These are not things to talk about outside, we talk in the dressing room. The problems are more complex.” [than attitude and commitment]. The second half was better, but the first half was not enough.” – Igor Tudor
Tudor confirmed this after the match DJ Spence (£4.2m) missed due to injury.
“Yes, it is an injury – he is in some pain.” – Igor Tudor on Djed Spence
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