Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Players to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Week
The key move in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week is to select no City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!
The funds is essential to go all-in on Gunners assets as they welcome among the poorest sides in English top-flight recent memory.
Yes, Manchester City smashed in five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they take on Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to target - the top side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.
The squad of the gameweek is picked based on current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did Last Week's Squad Do?
The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive 83 points. Boom!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their last 6 matches.
White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)
The Toffees are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times the previous campaign.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.
More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.
In those matches he's had four shots, two big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.
Midfield Picks
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.
Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
With more license to attack this season, he's created more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.
Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.
He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.
This is likely the winger's final fixture before heading to the AFCON.
He has been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.
He was great at the start of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
