Who are the best Arsenal players for Double Gameweek 26?

The first Double Gameweek of the 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) campaign is suddenly almost upon us.

The EFL Cup semi-final results confirmed that Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers will each play twice in Gameweek 26.

That’s why it’s time to revive our Scouting the Doubles series!

In this episode, we assess Mikel Arteta’s troops and pick the names to consider if you’re buying before Gameweek 25.

ARSENAL’S GAME WEEK 26 PROGRAMS

Brentford is the toughest test on paper, as the Bees have been particularly good at home – even against the top teams (see below):

Keith Andrews’ side scored 23 Premier League goals at the Gtech. Only Arsenal (28) and Manchester City (29) have more in their respective stadiums.

They also conceded just twelve goals in as many home games, a number bettered by just four clubs: Arsenal, City (both eight), Sunderland (nine) and Aston Villa (ten).

However, the data on expected goals conceded (xGC) shows that they have been lucky in that regard:

	xG in home games in 2025/26 (rank v other clubs)	xGC in home matches in 2025/26 (rank v other clubs)
Brentford	23.88 (2nd)	16.65 (15th)
Wolves	14.20 (15th)	17.33 (17th)

Wolves have scored just ten goals in their own country this season and conceded 25 times in twelve games at home.

Molineux’s stats could get even worse: they still face six of the top ten at home.

While relegation is inevitable, there has been a recent upturn in some underlying defensive data and some fighting performances. They’re even ahead of Arsenal for xGC over the last six Gameweeks (below)!