Which Three Gunners Players to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

The big call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to select zero Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are required to go all-in on Gunners players as they host one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you need to attack - the leading team in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the gameweek is selected using current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Lineup Do?

No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a huge eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.

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

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken four shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More attacking this season, he's generated more opportunities than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

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

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

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

He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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