Selecting the Three Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One key call in this FPL lineup of the gameweek involves select zero City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget are essential to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host one of the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

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

This team of the gameweek is selected using current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

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

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset a must-have.

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

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

With more license to attack this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He was well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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