Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

One key call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves go with no City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is essential to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City scored in five goals on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of match-up you just have to target - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a monster 83 points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but little clear chances.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent shout.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.

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

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.

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

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.

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

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

More attacking this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

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

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

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

This is probably the winger's last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven home games. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

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

The Bench

• Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home