Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

The key call in the FPL lineup of the week involves go with zero City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

Our budget is required to go all-in on Arsenal players as they face at home among the worst sides in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you need to exploit - the top team in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The squad of the gameweek is picked based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive 83 points total. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road this season and one in their past 6 matches.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the past two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

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

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

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three games.

In those matches he's had four shots, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

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

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game following two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was great at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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