Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

The key decision in this FPL squad of the week is to opt for no City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our funds are essential to load up on Arsenal assets as they host one of the worst sides in English top-flight history.

It's true, City scored in 5 goals on their last away trip, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you must target - the leading side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the gameweek is picked using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Squad Do?

No captain return but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster eighty-three points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

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

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more chances (19) than any other defender in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two matches.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

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

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

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

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

Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

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

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

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

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

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

This is probably the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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