Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek

One big call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for no Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The funds are needed to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the worst sides in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored in five times on their most recent away trip, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you must exploit - the best side in the division against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

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

How did Last Week's Lineup Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a massive 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those 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, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 matches.

Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is more about the Blues'defensive solidity and the Spaniard's potential.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two games.

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

In those matches he's taken four attempts, two clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.

Midfield Picks

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rest his players.

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

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he can be.

You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

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

Leeds enter this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Strikers

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home)

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

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the best forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the January window at the very least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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