Which Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

One big decision in the FPL team of the week is to select no City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to load up on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City scored in five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you need to attack - the best side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This team of the week is selected using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.

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

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal away from home this season and one in their last six fixtures.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two games.

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

In those matches he's had 4 attempts, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

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

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff 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, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

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

This is probably the winger's last match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Strikers

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

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

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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