Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

The major decision in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget is needed to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City scored in five goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you must exploit - the top team in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This squad of the week is selected using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high points from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a huge 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times the previous campaign.

Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three games.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

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

No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a chance to rotate his squad.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds enter this game following two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the prime striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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