Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek
One big call in the FPL team of the gameweek is to go with zero City assets - and yes, even Haaland!
Our budget is needed to load up on Gunners players as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.
Yes, City scored in five times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.
And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you just have to exploit - the top side in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
The team of the week is picked using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Squad Do?
The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a huge 83 points total. Success!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road this season and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.
Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the division.
And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.
Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three games.
In those matches he's had 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.
Midfield
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (home)
This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.
No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal player (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 opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.
Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.
You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.
He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)
Leeds come into this game off the back of 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 likely the winger's final match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It has been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.
Subs' Bench
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
