Which Three Gunners Picks to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to select zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget is essential to load up on Arsenal assets as they welcome among the worst teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed in five times on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you must attack - the top side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

This team of the week is picked based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could 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 good shout.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 fixtures.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

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

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

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset 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 missed the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals 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 term, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Strikers

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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