Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week
The key move in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!
The budget is essential to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.
It's true, City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of encounter you just have to target - the best team in the league against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.
The lineup of the gameweek is picked based on current 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 high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a monster 83 points. Boom!
FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Defensive Picks
Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances.
A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.
White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal 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)
Everton are erratic so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.
And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals last season.
Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)
You shouldn't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three games.
During that spell he's had four attempts, two big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.
No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.
With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rest his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.
Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.
He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)
Leeds United enter this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.
This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.
Forwards
Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the best forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.
Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.
He was well at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home