Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One major decision in this FPL team of the week is to select no Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget are needed to load up on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the type of match-up you need to target - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

The team of the week is chosen based on current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Do?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent shout.

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

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their past six matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

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

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three games.

During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

With more license to attack this term, he's created more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the best striker choice for this round 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 (h)

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

He performed great at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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