Selecting the Three Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week
One key decision in this FPL squad of the week is to select no City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!
Our budget are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.
Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you must exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.
This squad of the week is chosen based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.
How did The Previous Team Perform?
The captain didn't deliver but high points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive 83 points. Success!
FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.
A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and one in their past 6 matches.
White is a great attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times the previous campaign.
Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.
Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.
In those matches he's had 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.
Midfielders
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player a must-have.
Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.
More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.
Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.
Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.
This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.
He has been superb for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in seven home games. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He was strongly at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
