Which Three Gunners Players to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The big move in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to select no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they welcome among the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in five times on their most recent away fixture, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you must exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

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

How did The Previous Squad Fare?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

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

An Gunners defender 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 6 matches.

White is a great offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

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

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

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

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

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded 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 superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

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

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

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 season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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