Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

One big call in this FPL team of the week is to select no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget is needed to go all-in on Gunners players as they host one of the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you must exploit - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did The Previous Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be loud, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal 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 opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

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

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals last season.

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

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

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

In those matches he's had 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

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

No stats required to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine 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, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

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

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

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

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

The Bench

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