Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

The big call in the FPL lineup of the week involves opt for no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they welcome one of the worst sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you must exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a huge 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past six fixtures.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.

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

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his players.

Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

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

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this game off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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