Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One key decision in the FPL squad of the gameweek involves select zero City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The funds are essential to load up on Arsenal players as they welcome one of the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you just have to attack - the leading team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The squad of the week is selected using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a huge 83 points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, the Black Cats, 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 might be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

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

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, had a 14-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had four shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfielders

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

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

No stats needed to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

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, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

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

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've netted.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He's the top forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

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

He was well at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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