Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

The key move in this FPL team of the week is to go with zero City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

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

It's true, Manchester City scored in five times on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you need to attack - the best team in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This team of the week is chosen using current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a monster eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good shout.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the past two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners 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)

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times last season.

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

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken four attempts, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

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

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this game off the back of two great home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

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

He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

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

However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the best forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He was great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

The Bench

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