Which Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

The big call in the FPL lineup of the week is to select zero City players - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 times on their last away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you just have to exploit - the top team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

The squad of the gameweek is selected using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Fare?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any defensive player in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five times last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two games.

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

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset a must-have.

No stats required to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

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

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

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

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

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

It has been a frustrating last few weeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at the very least.

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

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

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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