Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

One key call in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are required to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home among the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored in five times on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you just have to target - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the week is selected using current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but big scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a monster 83 points total. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season.

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

You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.

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

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

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

More attacking this term, he's created more chances than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

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 fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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