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

One major call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome one of the worst sides in English top-flight history.

It's true, City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you just have to attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This lineup of the gameweek is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a monster eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal away from home this season and one in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a excellent attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the past two games at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.

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

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, 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 four shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

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

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds enter this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He's been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He was well at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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