Selecting the Three Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

One key decision in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to go with no City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!

The budget are needed to load up on Gunners assets as they welcome among the most struggling sides in Premier League history.

Yes, Manchester City smashed in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

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

This lineup of the week is chosen using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Squad Perform?

No captain return but high hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid shout.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and one in their last 6 matches.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)

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

Chelsea have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

During that spell he's taken four shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this fixture as a chance to rest his squad.

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

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

Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

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

He was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He has been superb for Brentford this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

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

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

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

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign 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 centre-forward.

Substitutes

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