Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Picks to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

One key decision in the FPL team of the week involves opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they host among the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they face Palace, who have 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 kind of encounter you need to exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the week is chosen using current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a huge eighty-three points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal away from home so far and one in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

More attacking this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to points.

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this match following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a disappointing last few weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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