Which Three Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

The big move in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to opt for zero City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to go all-in on Arsenal players as they welcome among the worst sides in Premier League history.

Yes, City scored a total of five goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the type of match-up you just have to target - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

The squad of the gameweek is picked using current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a huge eighty-three points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal on the road so far and one in their last six matches.

White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the last two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's created more chances than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

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

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

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

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

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

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

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

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He performed well at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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