Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week

One major call in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to select no City players - indeed, even Haaland!

Our funds is required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.

It's true, Manchester City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but now they take on Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you must attack - the leading side in the division against one devoid of form, technical ability and self-belief.

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

Performance of Last Week's Team Fare?

No captain return but high hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is going to be loud, passionate, combative - and it might be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

Which would render Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored away from home so far and one in their past six fixtures.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

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

And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have dried up in the last two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures.

During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential.

No stats required to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

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

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal 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 chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to FPL returns.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

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

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)

Leeds United enter this match off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has five attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Strikers

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

It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He performed great at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Subs' Bench

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