Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

One key call in this FPL squad of the week is to select zero City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are required to load up on Arsenal players as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you just have to attack - the leading team in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

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

Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?

No captain return but strong hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a monster 83 points. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good shout.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven home games. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

• Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home