Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week
The major call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the week involves go with zero City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!
The budget is essential to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.
Yes, City scored a total of 5 goals on their last away fixture, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of xGC.
And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of fixture you just have to attack - the best side in the league against one lacking of form, technical ability and confidence.
The team of the gameweek is selected based on current FPL prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
Performance of Last Week's Team Perform?
The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster 83 points. Success!
FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.
Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.
Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their last six matches.
White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the past two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the league.
And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the last three games.
In those matches he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday as well.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This game against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player a must-have.
Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be keen to attack.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.
With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager might view this as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to points.
Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.
He missed ChelseaEuropean loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.
Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds United enter this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three goals for every one they've scored.
This is likely the winger's final fixture before departing for the AFCON.
He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his last three home matches.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (home)
It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He is the prime striker choice for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
It is expected that the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.
He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.
Subs' Bench
- Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home