Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

One major decision in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves opt for zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they face at home among the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City smashed in five goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you must exploit - the leading side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.

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

Performance of Last Week's Squad Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little clear chances.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent option.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road this season and one in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at full-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, after scoring five times last season.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

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

This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and might have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this season, he's created more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds United come into this match following two strong home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He's been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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