Selecting the Three Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The big call in this FPL squad of the week involves select zero City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget are essential to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host among the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, City scored a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but this time they take on Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of fixture you must exploit - the top side in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

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

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the past two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

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

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's had four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.

Strikers

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two games.

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

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He was great at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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