Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

One key call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to select zero City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our funds are required to load up on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the worst teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you need to attack - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The team of the gameweek is selected based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a monster eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home this season and one in their last 6 matches.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

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

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

You can't have great hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

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

In those matches he's had four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

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

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

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

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

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

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

Leeds come into this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.

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

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

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

He was well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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