Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One big decision in this FPL lineup of the gameweek is to go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you just have to exploit - the leading team in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is selected using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a monster 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

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

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

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

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)

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

This is likely the winger's final fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker owners, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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