Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Gameweek

The major decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with no City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to load up on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored a total of five times on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you need to target - the leading team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the gameweek is picked based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a monster 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

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

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home this season and one in their last six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the past two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick 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 the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

During that spell he's had four shots, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting 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 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rest his players.

Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this game following two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara last match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

It's been a frustrating last few weeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He performed great 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 challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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