Which Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The key call in the FPL squad of the week involves opt for no City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget is essential to load up on Arsenal players as they host one of the worst sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 goals on their last away trip, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you need to exploit - the leading side in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The team of the gameweek is chosen using current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Do?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a monster 83 points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid shout.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal away from home so far and one in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

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

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

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

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

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

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

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any Gunners player (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 fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

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

This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes 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, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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