Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week
The key call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to select zero Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!
The budget is essential to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League history.
It's true, City smashed in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they face Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you must target - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and confidence.
The team of the week is selected using current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Lineup Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!
FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent shout.
Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures.
Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the division.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals last season.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.
Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.
In those matches he's had 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.
No stats needed to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had double that.
Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.
More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)
Leeds United enter this game following two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.
This is probably Ouattara last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He has been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Attack
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the prime striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds.
He performed well at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
