Which Three Gunners Picks to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One key move in the FPL lineup of the week is to select no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Haaland!

Our budget are needed to load up on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in five times on their most recent away trip, but now they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you need to exploit - the leading side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

This team of the gameweek is picked based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Squad Do?

No captain return but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to 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 solid shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the past two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

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

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.

No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rotate his squad.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's final match before departing for the AFCON.

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

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He's the top striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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