Which Three Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week

One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is needed to load up on Arsenal players as they host one of the worst teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed in five times on their last away fixture, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of fixture you just have to exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

The team of the week is selected using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and one in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the past two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while he has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defensive player in the division.

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 games.

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for game time as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United come into this game following two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

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

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven home games. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

Surely the manager continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He was well at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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