Which Three Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

The major call in this FPL team of the week is to opt for zero City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is essential to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored in five goals on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you just have to target - the best side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

This squad of the week is picked based on current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is full of tension but little clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times last season.

Diogo Dalot, Manchester 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 slowed down in the past two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

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

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.

Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match following two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Forwards

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It has been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

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

He was well at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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