Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week
The big call in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek involves select zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!
The budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the worst sides in English top-flight history.
Yes, City scored in 5 times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.
And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of encounter you need to attack - the top side in the league against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.
This team of the week is picked using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?
No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive eighty-three points. Boom!
FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be loud, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.
A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick.
Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past 6 matches.
Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential.
The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.
And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five times last season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two games.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.
During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.
Midfielders
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.
No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted four and might have had double that.
Arsenal will be keen to attack.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.
More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)
Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.
He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)
Leeds United come into this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.
This is probably Ouattara last match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been excellent for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It's been a disappointing last few weeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He was strongly at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.
Substitutes
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
