Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

The major call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to load up on Arsenal assets as they host among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of five goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you need to exploit - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Squad Do?

No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive 83 points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

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

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

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

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

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

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

During that spell he's had four shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

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 loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

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

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks 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 seven strikes in seven home games. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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