Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The key move in the FPL squad of the week involves go with zero City players - indeed, even Haaland!

Our budget is required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the worst teams in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in five times on their most recent away trip, but this time 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 need to exploit - the top side in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Squad Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a massive 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

More attacking this season, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (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 rotate his players.

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

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

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

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United come into this game following two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 goals in 7 home games. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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