Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The major move in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they welcome one of the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

It's true, City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you need to target - the leading side in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the gameweek is picked using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Team Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a huge 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals last season.

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

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

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

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

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

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for game time as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

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

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've netted.

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

He's been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He performed strongly at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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