Which Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

The key move in this FPL squad of the week is to go with zero City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The budget are required to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of match-up you must exploit - the top side in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

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

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive 83 points. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Gunners defenders with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 games.

In those matches he's had four shots, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too good to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

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

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

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

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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