Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

The key move in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to select no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host among the most struggling teams in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you must target - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This squad of the gameweek is chosen based on current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Do?

No captain return but big scores from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a monster 83 points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches.

White is a great attacking option 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 time 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 - the Toffees (h)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the division.

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

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

You can't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

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

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this game following two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with only three points in two games.

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

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

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

Subs' Bench

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