Which Top 3 Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

One big move in the FPL lineup of the gameweek is to opt for no Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to exploit - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the week is picked based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be loud, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

Which would make Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

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

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's had four shots, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

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

No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

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 (h)

Fernandes may have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

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

This is probably Ouattara last match before heading to the AFCON.

He has been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker owners, with only three FPL points in two games.

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

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

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

He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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