Which Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week
One big call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Haaland!
Our funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, City smashed a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of encounter you must target - the best side in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.
This team of the gameweek is selected using current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
How did Last Week's Squad Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a monster eighty-three points. Boom!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past six fixtures.
White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. He started the past two at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.
And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games.
During that spell he's had 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday too.
Midfield
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.
No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.
With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rest his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning 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, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds enter this match off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded 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 outstanding for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.
Attack
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
Surely the manager continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He performed great at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
