Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

One major call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to opt for no City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds is needed to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of encounter you just have to attack - the top side in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

The lineup of the week is picked based on current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored away from home so far and one in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.

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

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

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

He's also the most reliable for game time as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this game following two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

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

He was well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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