Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

One major call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves go with no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

The budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome among the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City scored in five goals on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the sort of encounter you need to attack - the leading side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

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

How did The Previous Squad Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

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

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and one in their past 6 matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

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

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.

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

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

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United enter this match following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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