Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Picks to Pick v Wolves? FPL Team of the Gameweek

The big move in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves select zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our funds are required to load up on Arsenal players as they welcome among the worst sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in five goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you need to target - the best side in the league against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This lineup of the week is selected based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster 83 points total. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

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

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

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.

During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

With more license to attack this term, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (27) 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 rest his players.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds United enter this match following two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He was great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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