Which Top 3 Gunners Picks to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One key decision in this FPL team of the gameweek is to go with zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Haaland!

The budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you must target - the best side in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

This lineup of the week is picked using current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Squad Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a massive 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored away from home this season and one in their past six matches.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

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

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

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

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

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

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

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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