Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

The big decision in this FPL team of the week is to go with no City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are required to go all-in on Gunners assets as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the sort of fixture you just have to target - the top side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the gameweek is selected based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

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

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past six matches.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games 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 xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three games.

In those matches he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

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

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United enter this match following two great home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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