Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

The key call in this FPL team of the week involves go with no City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to load up on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of 5 times on their last away fixture, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you must target - the top team in the league against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is chosen based on current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Squad Do?

No captain return but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past six matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three games.

During that spell he's had four shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more chances than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player 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 missed the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

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

He has been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two games.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, 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 Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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