Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One big decision in this FPL team of the week is to select no Manchester City players - and yes, even Haaland!

Our budget are essential to load up on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of match-up you must attack - the leading side in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

The lineup of the gameweek is selected based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

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

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times the previous campaign.

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

You can't have great hopes for a Manchester 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 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League 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 come into this match off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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