Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One major call in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our budget are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, City scored in 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you need to attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.

This team of the gameweek is chosen based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Squad Do?

No captain return but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid shout.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

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

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

During that spell he's taken four shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

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

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

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

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

Leeds come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON.

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

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.

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

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

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

The Bench

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