Selecting the Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

The big decision in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves select no City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

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

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

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

The lineup of the week is chosen based on current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Team Fare?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

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

Which would render Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.

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

You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three games.

In those matches he's had four shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolves is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

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

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

Leeds come into this match following two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

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

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

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the season 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.

Subs' Bench

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