Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Team of the Gameweek

One key call in this FPL lineup of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to load up on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City smashed a total of five goals on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the type of fixture you just have to attack - the top side in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is picked using current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Squad Fare?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a huge eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and one in their past 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the past two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (h)

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

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

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

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

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More attacking this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.

Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff 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 ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this match following two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

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

He was well at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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