Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week
The key move in the FPL team of the gameweek is to select zero City assets - indeed, even Haaland!
The funds are required to go all-in on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest teams in Premier League history.
It's true, City scored a total of 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.
The lineup of the week is selected using current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
How did The Previous Team Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance led to a massive 83 points. Boom!
Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.
A scenario that would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their past 6 matches.
Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.
In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Midfield Picks
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)
This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.
No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had double that.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.
With more license to attack this season, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.
Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)
Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds United enter this match off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.
This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.
Strikers
Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven home games. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.
He was great at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
