Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

One major call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with zero Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

The funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their last away trip, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you must exploit - the top side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster 83 points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be loud, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.

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

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more chances (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals last season.

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two matches.

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

In those matches he's had four shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

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

No stats required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

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

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

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

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.

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

He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

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

He performed well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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