Which Top 3 Gunners Picks to Choose v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

The major move in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to select no City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is needed to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you need to attack - the leading team in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and confidence.

The team of the week is chosen based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal away from home this season and one in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities 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 fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

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

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat 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 United come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

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

He was well at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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