Which Three Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One big call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed in five goals on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you need to exploit - the best team in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and confidence.

The lineup of the week is chosen based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Fare?

No captain return but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a huge 83 points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

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

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

You can't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three games.

In those matches he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

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

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's differential pick, 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 sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker owners, with just 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He was great at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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