Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

One big call in the FPL lineup of the week involves opt for zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds is needed to load up on Gunners players as they welcome among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you must exploit - the leading team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

This squad of the week is picked based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

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

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times the previous campaign.

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

You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the start of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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