Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

One big decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves select no City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our funds are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome among the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in five times on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you need to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is picked using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the division.

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 games.

During that spell he's taken four shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Forwards

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

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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