Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

The major move in this FPL squad of the week is to go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our funds are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of 5 times on their last away trip, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you must target - the top team in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This lineup of the gameweek is selected using current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and one in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more opportunities (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five times last season.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's last match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five 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 gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven home games. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Surely the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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