Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolves? FPL Team of the Gameweek

One key call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with no City players - and yes, even Haaland!

Our funds are needed to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host one of the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City smashed a total of five times on their last away trip, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of fixture you must exploit - the top side in the league against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.

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

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a monster 83 points. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home this season and one in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

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

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two games.

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

During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This fixture against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

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

More advanced this term, 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 minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)

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

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

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in seven home games. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He was great at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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