Which Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek
One major move in this FPL team of the week is to go with no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!
Our budget are required to load up on Gunners players as they welcome among the poorest teams in Premier League history.
Yes, City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you need to exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.
This squad of the gameweek is chosen using current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
Performance of The Previous Lineup Do?
The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a monster eighty-three points total. Success!
FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances.
Which would make Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)
An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal away from home so far and one in their past 6 fixtures.
Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)
The Toffees are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.
And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times last season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)
You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.
In those matches he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This game against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rest his squad.
Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.
Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)
This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.
You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.
He was absent for the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds come into this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.
This is likely the winger's last fixture before heading to the AFCON.
He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Strikers
Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)
It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three points in two games.
However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.
He was great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
