Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One big decision in this FPL squad of the week is to opt for no City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The funds is required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they welcome among the poorest sides in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of 5 times on their last away trip, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the sort of fixture you just have to exploit - the leading side in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

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

Performance of The Previous Squad Do?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a huge eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid option.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has created more chances (19) than any defensive player in the division.

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

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker 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 ways to FPL returns.

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

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Forwards

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

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

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the best forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

• Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home