Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

The key call in this FPL lineup of the gameweek is to select no City players - indeed, even Haaland!

The budget are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their most recent away fixture, but now they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you need to target - the top side in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

This squad of the week is selected using current prices to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Fare?

No captain return but big points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a massive eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, had a 14-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (nineteen) than any defender in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five times last season.

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

You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two matches.

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

During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

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

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

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 fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds come into this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Attack

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.

He was great at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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