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

The major move in the FPL squad of the gameweek is to opt for no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the poorest teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed a total of 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you just have to target - the leading team in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

This team of the gameweek is selected using current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but high points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a monster 83 points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road this season and one in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the last two at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defender in the division.

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

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

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

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

During that spell he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset a must-have.

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

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

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

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

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

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

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring 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 flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 points in two matches.

However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning 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

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