Which Three Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The key decision in the FPL team of the gameweek is to opt for zero City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The funds are required to load up on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you must target - the best team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

The lineup of the gameweek is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

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

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

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

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

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games.

In those matches he's had 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's created more chances than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.

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

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

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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