Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Team of the Gameweek

The major decision in the FPL team of the gameweek involves opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget is essential to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the worst teams in English top-flight 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, who have the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you need to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

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

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive eighty-three points. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

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

The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games.

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset a must-have.

No stats required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rest his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, 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 easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

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

This is likely Ouattara last fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

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

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

However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

The Bench

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