Which Three Gunners Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek

One big call in the FPL lineup of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

Our funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal players as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of encounter you need to attack - the leading side in the league against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.

This team of the week is picked based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of The Previous Team Perform?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more chances (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, 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 Mikel Arteta could see this as a chance to rest his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.

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

He's been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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