Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One major call in the FPL squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - and yes, even Haaland!

Our budget is required to go all-in on Arsenal players as they face at home one of the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed in five goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you just have to exploit - the top team in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and confidence.

The lineup of the week is selected based on current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Squad Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good shout.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and one in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals last season.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You shouldn't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken four shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

This game against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Strikers

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at least.

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

• Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home