Which Top 3 Gunners Picks to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

The key decision in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget is required to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored in five times on their last away fixture, but now they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you just have to attack - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

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

How did The Previous Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a huge 83 points. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid option.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.

The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times last season.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You can't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past three games.

In those matches he's had four shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

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

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

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an high-scoring 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 flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've netted.

This is probably the winger's final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.

Strikers

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)

It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two matches.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

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

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

The Bench

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