Which Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Team of the Week

One key call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek involves go with no City players - indeed, even Haaland!

The funds is essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of match-up you must target - the top side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

The team of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Team Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

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

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

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

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

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

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

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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