Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Choose v Wolves? FPL Team of the Gameweek

The big call in the FPL team of the gameweek is to go with zero City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

The budget are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the worst sides in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their last away trip, but this time they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of fixture you need to target - the leading side in the league against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the week is chosen using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge 83 points. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little clear chances.

Which would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their past six matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

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

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five goals last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures.

During that spell he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

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

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

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

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He's the top striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

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

He was strongly at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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