Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Gameweek
One big call in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week is to opt for no City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!
The funds are essential to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.
Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you must exploit - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.
The team of the gameweek is chosen based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did The Previous Lineup Fare?
No captain return but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge 83 points. Boom!
FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances.
A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.
White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has generated more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.
And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.
More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.
In those matches he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night too.
Midfielders
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rest his squad.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.
He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds come into this game following two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've scored.
This is likely the winger's final fixture before heading to the AFCON.
He has been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He performed great at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home