Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

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

Our budget is needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you need to attack - the best team in the division against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

This squad of the week is chosen using current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive eighty-three points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be loud, fiery, combative - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good shout.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home this season and one in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times last season.

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

You can't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two matches.

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

In those matches he's taken four shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a chance to rest his players.

Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home)

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to FPL returns.

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

He missed the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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