Selecting the Three Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One major decision in the FPL squad of the week involves opt for no City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds is required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they host among the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you must exploit - the leading team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.

The team of the gameweek is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Squad Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent 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 (19) than any defensive player in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times last season.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven home games. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed great at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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