Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

The key decision in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to go with no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

Our budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you just have to attack - the best side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is chosen using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Fare?

No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a monster eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

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

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three games.

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

Midfield

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

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

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home)

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this game following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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