Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The big decision in this FPL team of the gameweek involves select no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The funds is essential to invest heavily on Gunners players as they host among the poorest teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed in five goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you just have to exploit - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times the previous campaign.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two matches.

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

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this match following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was strongly at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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