Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek
The key move in this FPL team of the gameweek is to go with no City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!
Our budget are needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.
Yes, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you must target - the leading side in the league against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.
The squad of the week is chosen based on current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
How did The Previous Lineup Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a monster 83 points. Success!
FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little clear chances.
A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.
Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.
White is a great attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)
The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.
And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)
You shouldn't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two games.
Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.
During that spell he's taken four shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.
Midfield Picks
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.
Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and might have had double that.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.
Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player 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'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds United come into this match following two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.
This is likely Ouattara final fixture before departing for the AFCON.
He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely the manager continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home