Which Top 3 Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week

One big decision in the FPL team of the week is to go with zero City players - indeed, even Haaland!

The budget are required to load up on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, Manchester City smashed in five goals on their last away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of match-up you just have to target - the leading side in the league against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

The team of the week is picked based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Team Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a monster 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

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

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Arsenal defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past six fixtures.

White is a great attacking option when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times last season.

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

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

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 games.

During that spell he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfielders

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

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

More attacking this season, he's created more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (h)

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

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

He was absent for the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

Leeds enter this game off the back of two great home results against Chelsea 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 excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Strikers

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

It's been a disappointing last few weeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 points in two games.

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven home games. He's the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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.

He performed great at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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