Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

The major call in this FPL squad of the week is to select no Manchester City assets - indeed, even Haaland!

Our budget are required to go all-in on Gunners assets as they face at home among the worst sides in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, City smashed in 5 times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you need to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

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

How did Last Week's Team Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster 83 points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, had a 14-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had four shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

With more license to attack this term, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (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 chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

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

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game following two great home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

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

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

Forwards

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in 7 home games. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He was great 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.

Subs' Bench

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