Which Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

One key call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome among the poorest sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you must exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

The team of the gameweek is chosen using current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Squad Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a monster 83 points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

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

White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

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

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three games.

During that spell he's had four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

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

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

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

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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