Which Three Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The key decision in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to go with zero City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the most struggling sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you need to attack - the top side in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

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

How did Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but high points from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at full-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

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

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times 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 just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

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

During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfielders

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, 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 a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

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

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Attack

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two matches.

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

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

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

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

Substitutes

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