Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The key decision in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves opt for no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they host one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored in 5 times on their last away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you must attack - the leading side in the league against one lacking of momentum, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the week is picked based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's had four shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfielders

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This game against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

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

More attacking this term, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United enter this match following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last match before heading to the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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