Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Select v Wolves? FPL Team of the Week
One key decision in the FPL team of the gameweek involves select zero City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!
Our funds are required to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.
It's true, City scored a total of five times on their last away trip, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.
And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of fixture you just have to target - the best team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.
The lineup of the week is selected using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Lineup Do?
The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a massive eighty-three points. Boom!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16
Keeper and Defence
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension 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 Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last six matches.
Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.
The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the division.
And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)
You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two matches.
More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three games.
During that spell he's had 4 attempts, two big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.
Midfielders
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)
This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.
No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.
More attacking this term, he's created more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rotate his players.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.
He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)
Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.
This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.
He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the best forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.
He performed well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.
Subs' Bench
- Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
