Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

The key decision in this FPL lineup of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City players - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is essential to load up on Arsenal assets as they host among the most struggling teams in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their last away fixture, but now they face Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you must attack - the leading team in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the week is picked using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Lineup Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a massive 83 points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

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

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and one in their last six fixtures.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

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

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's had four attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three home matches.

Attack

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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