Which Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The key move in the FPL team of the week involves select no Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the most struggling teams in Premier League recent memory.

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

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you just have to attack - the leading side in the league against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

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

How did The Previous Squad Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a huge 83 points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.

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

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past six matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are unpredictable so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five goals last season.

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You can't have high expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's had four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.

More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home)

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine 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 - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this game following two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

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

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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