Which Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

The key call in the FPL squad of the week involves opt for no City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget are needed to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you need to attack - the best side in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This lineup of the gameweek is selected based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

White is a great attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

No stats required to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

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

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

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

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

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, 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 ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds United enter this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.

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

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the best forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

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

He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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