Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

The big decision in the FPL team of the week is to opt for no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget are needed to go all-in on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

It's true, City smashed in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you must attack - the top team in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The squad of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Lineup Do?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two 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, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defender in the division.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's had four attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker owners, with only three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the top forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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