Fantasy FixturesDeclan Rice FPL stats
Midfielder · Arsenal · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Declan Rice (Arsenal, £7.3m) has scored 36 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 13th among 299 midfielders. Rice's expected goal involvement is 0.22 per 90 minutes (62nd of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Rice is selected by 11.3% of managers, with a price move of −£0.2m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.2.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3ARS vs CHE590'
- GW4SUN vs ARS680'
- GW5BHA vs ARS190'
- GW6ARS vs LEE790'
- GW7NFO vs ARS990'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Rice has scored 28 points over the last 5 gameweeks (5, 6, 1, 7, 9), an average of 5.6, in line with the season rate of 5.1 per game. That run includes 4 assists from 1.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Rice has played 591 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 94% of the minutes available to Arsenal: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8. On set pieces Rice is on corners and on direct free kicks, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Everton (h, 3), Liverpool (a, 4) and Hull City (h, 2), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.2, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £7.3m, Rice is selected by 11.3% of managers, a popular pick. The price has fallen £0.2m since the start of the season. This gameweek 36,878 more managers have bought than sold, so a price rise is possible. On value, 4.9 points per £m ranks 22nd of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £7.3m
- Total points
- 36
- Points per game
- 5.1
- Form
- 8.0
- Points per £m
- 4.93
- Selected by
- 11.3%
- Minutes
- 591
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 71%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 4
- xG per 90
- 0.04
- xA per 90
- 0.18
- xGI per 90
- 0.22
- Def. contribution per 90
- 9.3
- Bonus points
- 5
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.2
| Metric | Rice |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 24 |
| xA/90 | 76 |
| Threat/90 | 14 |
| Creativity/90 | 62 |
| Bonus/90 | 85 |
| Consistency | 98 |
| Minutes | 79 |
| Pts/£m | 79 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NFO (A) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 9 |
| 6 | LEE (H) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 7 |
| 5 | BHA (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 4 | SUN (A) | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 6 |
| 3 | CHE (H) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 5 |
| 2 | AVL (A) | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 5 |
| 1 | COV (H) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 3 |