Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Picks to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

The major move in the FPL team of the week involves select zero City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

The funds are needed to load up on Gunners assets as they face at home among the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away trip, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you just have to attack - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

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

Performance of Last Week's Squad Perform?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good shout.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal away from home this season and one in their past six matches.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more chances (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

More attacking this season, he's generated more opportunities than any other Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole 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 sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

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

He has been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Strikers

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was well at the start 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