Selecting the Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One key call in this FPL team of the week involves opt for zero City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!

Our budget is essential to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the worst sides in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of match-up you need to attack - the best side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to 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)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

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

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

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past six matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five goals last season.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have great hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had four shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven home games. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was great at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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