Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week
One key call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!
Our budget is needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the most struggling sides in Premier League history.
It's true, City smashed a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.
This team of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
How did Last Week's Team Perform?
No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a huge 83 points. Success!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16
Keeper and Defence
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is going 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 Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent option.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last six fixtures.
White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two at full-back, had a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
The Toffees are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.
And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals last season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You shouldn't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two matches.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.
During that spell he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.
Midfield
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This game against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.
No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his players.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)
This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive 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 Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.
This is likely the winger's final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only three FPL points in two games.
However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He was great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
