Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One major decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

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

This lineup of the week is picked using current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a massive 83 points. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

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

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

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

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to points.

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

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff 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, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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