Which Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Week

One big move in the FPL team of the gameweek is to select zero City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you need to exploit - the best side in the league against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

The squad of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Squad Do?

No captain return but big points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a monster 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal away from home this season and one in their past six matches.

White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

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

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

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

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

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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