🔗 Share this article Which Three Gunners Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek involves select no City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! Our budget are needed to load up on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City scored a total of 5 goals on their last away trip, but now they face Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC. And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you must attack - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence. This lineup of the week is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip. How did The Previous Lineup Fare? No captain return but strong hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success! Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Keeper and Defence Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home) The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action. A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home) An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches. Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h) Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside. Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals last season. Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games. More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures. In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home) This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential. No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had double that. The Gunners will be licking their lips. Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h) One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners. More attacking this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his players. Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h) The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to FPL returns. Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home) This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in. He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees. Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds United come into this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored. This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He has been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home. Attack Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home) It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches. However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds. He performed strongly at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think 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, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek involves select no City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! Our budget are needed to load up on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City scored a total of 5 goals on their last away trip, but now they face Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC. And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you must attack - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and confidence. This lineup of the week is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit chip. How did The Previous Lineup Fare? No captain return but strong hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Success! Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Keeper and Defence Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home) The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight matches that is all drama but little goalmouth action. A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home) An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches. Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the past two at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h) Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside. Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals last season. Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games. More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures. In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home) This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential. No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had double that. The Gunners will be licking their lips. Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h) One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners. More attacking this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his players. Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h) The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to FPL returns. Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home) This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in. He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees. Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds United come into this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored. This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He has been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home. Attack Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home) It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with just 3 points in two matches. However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold until the end of January at least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds. He performed strongly at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think 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, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home