Selecting the Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

One major decision in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to go with no City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

The budget are required to load up on Arsenal assets as they host one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight history.

Yes, City smashed in 5 goals on their last away fixture, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of fixture you just have to exploit - the top side in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the week is chosen based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Team Perform?

No captain return but high scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo led to a huge 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

The first derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is all drama but little clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent shout.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last six matches.

White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored yet, having netted five goals last season.

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

You can't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the past two matches.

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

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

Midfield

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

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

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

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

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

More attacking this season, he's created more chances than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rest his players.

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

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

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points.

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

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

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.

Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds come into this match following two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three goals for every one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the AFCON.

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past 3 home matches.

Forwards

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating last few weeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 points in two matches.

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

Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

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

He performed well at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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