Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One major call in the FPL team of the week is to select no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to load up on Gunners players as they welcome among the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you need to target - the leading team in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This team of the gameweek is selected based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a huge 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal 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, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are erratic so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past 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 four attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

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

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

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's final fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

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

He performed well at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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