Which Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

The big move in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to go with zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are essential to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they host one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored a total of 5 times on their last away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you need to target - the leading side in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

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

How did Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little clear chances.

A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

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

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

This fixture against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

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

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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