Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week
The key decision in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek involves go with zero City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!
Our budget is required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, Manchester City scored in five goals on their last away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.
And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you need to attack - the best side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
This squad of the week is chosen based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.
Performance of Last Week's Squad Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a monster 83 points total. Success!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Keeper and Defence
Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home this season and one in their last six fixtures.
White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)
The Toffees are unpredictable so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.
During that spell he's had four shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.
Midfielders
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.
No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and might have had double that.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)
Fernandes may have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.
Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds United come into this game following two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.
This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three home matches.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.
However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.
He performed great at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
