Which Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

One major decision in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to opt for no Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are essential to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home one of the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you must target - the leading team in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This squad of the week is chosen based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would make Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid shout.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

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

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

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

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

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long injury and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's final fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done 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