Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

One key call in the FPL lineup of the week is to opt for no City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are essential to load up on Gunners assets as they welcome among the worst teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you just have to attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the week is chosen based on current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

The captain didn't deliver but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a massive 83 points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and one in their last six matches.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.

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

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

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

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken four attempts, two big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this game off the back of two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

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

The Bench

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