Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One big call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves select no City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our funds are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of match-up you just have to exploit - the best team in the league against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the gameweek is selected based on current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

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

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

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

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

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

Midfielders

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

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

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

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his players.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, 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 is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this match following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

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

Substitutes

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