Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

One big decision in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek involves opt for no City assets - indeed, even Haaland!

The funds are needed to load up on Arsenal players as they host one of the poorest teams in Premier League history.

It's true, City smashed in 5 goals on their last away trip, but now they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of match-up you must target - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and confidence.

The squad of the week is chosen using current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)

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

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's had 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

More attacking this term, he's created more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this game following two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's final fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with only three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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