Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

The big decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with no City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

Our budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome among the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their last away fixture, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you just have to exploit - the best team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

The team of the week is chosen using current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a monster 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

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

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset 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 fixtures.

White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.

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

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.

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

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

More attacking this term, he's created more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

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

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.

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

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United come into this match following two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Strikers

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

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

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

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He performed great at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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