Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One major move in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves select zero City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host one of the poorest sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you need to target - the best side in the division against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the week is selected using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, 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. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the past two at full-back, had a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted four and could 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 FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

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

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

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara last match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Attack

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

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

He performed great at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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