Which Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

The key call in the FPL team of the gameweek is to opt for no City players - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget is needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host one of the worst sides in English top-flight history.

It's true, City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you need to attack - the best side in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

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

Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a massive 83 points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent option.

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

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

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the last two at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

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

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

He's been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks 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 home games. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.

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

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

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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