Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One big call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to select zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five times 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 relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you need to exploit - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

This team of the week is chosen based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Fare?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a massive eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and one in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any other defender in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times last season.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three games.

During that spell he's had four shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rest his players.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we know what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven home games. He's the best forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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