Which Three Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The major call in this FPL team of the gameweek is to go with zero City players - indeed, even Haaland!

The funds is required to load up on Arsenal players as they face at home among the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five times on their last away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of match-up you must exploit - the best side in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

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

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal away from home so far and one in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

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

In those matches he's taken four shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield

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

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

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this game following two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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