Which Three Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

The major move in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to opt for no City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is required to go all-in on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you just have to exploit - the top side in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and one in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two at full-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (h)

Everton are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the league.

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

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

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

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

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

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

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United 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 likely Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the best forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

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

He was great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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