Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

One key move in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to select zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home one of the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of fixture you must attack - the leading side in the division against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

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

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the last two at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

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

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

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

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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