Which Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The big move in this FPL lineup of the gameweek is to go with zero Manchester City assets - indeed, even Haaland!

Our funds are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they host one of the most struggling teams in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you just have to target - the top side in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

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

Performance of The Previous Squad Perform?

No captain return but high points from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way 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 - Everton (home)

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any defender in the league.

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

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

You can't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

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

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

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may 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 - Everton (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for Thiago owners, with only three FPL points in two matches.

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

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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