Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week
The major move in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with no City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!
Our funds is needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.
Yes, Manchester City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you must attack - the top side in the division against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.
This squad of the gameweek is selected using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did The Previous Squad Perform?
The captain didn't deliver but high points from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success!
FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.
A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past 6 fixtures.
White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the division.
And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.
More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.
During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Midfielders
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)
This game against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.
No stats required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.
More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.
Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive 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 the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've scored.
This is likely Ouattara final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.
Substitutes
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
