Which Three Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Gameweek
One big move in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to go with no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!
The budget are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.
Yes, City smashed a total of five times on their last away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the type of fixture you need to exploit - the best side in the league against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.
This squad of the gameweek is picked based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Team Fare?
No captain return but high points from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive eighty-three points total. Boom!
FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, fiery, combative - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past six matches.
Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)
The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the league.
And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five goals last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)
You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.
During that spell he's taken four shots, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.
Midfield
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.
No stats required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and might have had double that.
Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.
You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.
He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (home)
Leeds enter this game following two strong home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.
This is probably the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.
Forwards
Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It has been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker owners, with only three points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.
The Bench
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home