Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Select v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week
The big call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to opt for no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!
The budget are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.
Yes, City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you just have to exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.
The squad of the week is selected based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did The Previous Squad Do?
No captain return but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a huge 83 points total. Success!
FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home so far and one in their last 6 fixtures.
White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with 2 key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You can't have great expectations for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.
During that spell he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday too.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted four and might have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.
Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.
More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.
You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.
He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds United come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.
This is likely the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.
He's been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.
Attack
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 strikes in 7 home games. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least.
Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.
He performed well 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
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
