Which Three Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Team of the Week

The major call in the FPL team of the gameweek involves select no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The budget are needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the poorest teams in Premier League history.

It's true, City scored in five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the type of match-up you just have to exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

This squad of the week is selected using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but strong points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and one in their past 6 matches.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has generated more chances (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

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

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

More advanced this season, he's generated more chances than any other 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 as a chance to rotate his players.

Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds come into this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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