Which Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week
One major call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to opt for no City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!
Our budget are essential to go all-in on Gunners assets as they welcome among the poorest teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of encounter you need to target - the best team in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.
The team of the gameweek is picked based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Team Perform?
The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a massive 83 points total. Success!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16
Keeper and Defence
Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little clear chances.
Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent option.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 matches.
White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (h)
Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.
The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defender in the division.
And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)
You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two matches.
More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.
During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.
Midfielders
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.
No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be licking their lips.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so consistent 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 surest bet for game time as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)
The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.
Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds United come into this game following two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.
This is likely the winger's final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He was well at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
Subs' Bench
- Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
