Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Players to Choose v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

The major move in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves select zero Manchester City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

Our funds are essential to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

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

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you must target - the best team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.

This lineup of the week is selected based on current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

Performance of Last Week's Squad Perform?

No captain return but high points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

Which would make Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good shout.

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

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home so far and one in their past six fixtures.

Ben White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

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

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

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the past two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the last 3 games.

In those matches he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

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

He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this match off the back of two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

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

Attack

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

It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for the striker owners, with only three points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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