FPL Double Gameweek 26: Arsenal Effective Ownership Explained & Gabriel Triple Captain Record

Double Gameweek 26 is shaping up to be a defining moment in Fantasy Premier League.

Arsenal travel to Brentford on Thursday before visiting Wolves six days later — and FPL managers have responded in force.

The big question? If everyone owns them… can they actually help your rank?

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What Is Effective Ownership in FPL?

Before diving into the numbers, it’s important to understand effective ownership (EO) in Fantasy Premier League.

Effective ownership =

• Player ownership %
  
  • Captaincy %
    
  • Triple Captaincy %
    

So if a player is:

• 100% owned
  
• 50% captained
  

Their effective ownership is 150%.

Anything above 100% means you actually lose ground if you don’t own or captain them.

And in DGW26… the Arsenal numbers are wild.

FPL Double Gameweek 26: Arsenal Effective Ownership by Rank Tier

The headline number?

Gabriel sits at 201.3% effective ownership inside the top 10k.

That means if you don’t own him — or worse, you don’t captain him — you’re fighting a serious red arrow risk.

The Arsenal Defensive Effective Ownership Problem

Assuming Arsenal line up defensively as they did against Sunderland, as shown in the Match Centre feature:

Their collective defensive effective ownership looks like this:

• Top 1M: 259.9%
  
• Top 100K: 295.9%
  
• Top 10K: 312.8%
  

Yes — 312.8% inside the top 10k.

What Does This Mean?

For example, if you own:

• Gabriel (captain, so effectively two players)
  
• Timber

You’re already heavily matched by the crowd.

Inside the top 10k, Arsenal defensive EO exceeds 300%.

So if they keep a clean sheet at Brentford or Wolves, it’s actually not beneficial to your rank.

That’s where this Gameweek gets fascinating!

Gabriel: The Most Triple Captained Defender Ever

Gabriel has made FPL history.

He is officially the most triple-captained defender ever, used by: 622,854 managers!

Here’s how captaincy and triple captain usage breaks down by rank tier:

• Top 1M
  
  • Captained: 51.4%
    
  • Triple Captained: 23.6%
    
• Top 100K
  
  • Captained: 66.3%
    
  • Triple Captained: 34.5%
    
• Top 10K
  
  • Captained: 70.7%
    
  • Triple Captained: 39.6%
    

Nearly two in five top 10k managers have activated Triple Captain on Gabriel in DGW26.

That tells you everything about the confidence in Arsenal’s defensive double.

Want More Ownership Insights?

All of the data above comes from the Insight Live tool — giving Fantasy Premier League managers a real-time edge during high-volatility Gameweeks like DGW26.

With Insight Live, you can:

• Check different rank tiers — including custom tiers close to your own rank
  
• See stats on team value, Gameweek points and chips used
  
• Analyse captaincy, ownership and effective ownership
  
• Identify exactly where rank gains and losses are likely to occur

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