Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One major call in this FPL team of the gameweek involves opt for no City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The budget is required to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight history.

It's true, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of match-up you just have to exploit - the best side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is chosen using current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but big scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past 6 matches.

White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

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

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times last season.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

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

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.

During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

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

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)

Leeds come into this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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