Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

The big move in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with zero City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our budget are required to load up on Gunners players as they face at home among the worst sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of fixture you must exploit - the best team in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This lineup of the week is selected using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Squad Fare?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

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

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road so far and one in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

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

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

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You can't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three games.

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

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

More attacking this term, he's created more opportunities 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 fixture as a chance to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

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

He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this match following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a kind 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)

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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