Which Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The major decision in the FPL lineup of the gameweek involves go with no Manchester City players - indeed, even Haaland!

Our budget is required to load up on Gunners players as they face at home among the most struggling sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you need to attack - the top team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is picked using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Lineup Do?

No captain return but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last six matches.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential.

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

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals last season.

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

You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three games.

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

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager might view this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive 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'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this game off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

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

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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