Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolves? FPL Team of the Week

The key call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves go with zero Manchester City assets - indeed, even Haaland!

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

Yes, City smashed in five goals on their last away fixture, but now they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you just have to attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did The Previous Squad Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past six matches.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at right-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times last season.

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

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

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's had four attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

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

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

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

This is probably the winger's final match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two matches.

However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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