Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

One major decision in this FPL squad of the gameweek involves select zero City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!

Our budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of match-up you need to exploit - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The team of the week is selected based on current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a monster eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored away from home so far and one in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

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

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had four attempts, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfielders

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

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

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

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any Gunners teammate (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 opportunity to rest his players.

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

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

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

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

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

He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this match following two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

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

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the season 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, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home