Which Three Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week

The key call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves select no Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to load up on Gunners players as they welcome one of the worst teams in Premier League history.

It's true, City scored in 5 times on their last away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of fixture you need to attack - the leading side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

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

Performance of Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a monster eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

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

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 fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

The Toffees are unpredictable so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two games.

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

During that spell he's had 4 shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolves is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

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

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

Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

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

This is likely the winger's last match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 home games. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

Subs' Bench

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