Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One big decision in this FPL lineup of the week is to select no City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our funds are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you need to exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The lineup of the week is selected using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a huge eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points.

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game following two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.

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

He has been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

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

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 minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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