Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Week

The major decision in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to select no Manchester City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The budget is needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the poorest teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed in five times on their last away trip, but now they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you need to attack - the leading team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief.

The lineup of the gameweek is picked using current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a huge eighty-three points. Boom!

FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is all drama but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the past two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

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

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

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You shouldn't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the last two games.

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

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

Midfield

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More advanced this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple routes to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy injury and we know what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for every one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara last fixture before heading to the AFCON.

He's been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 goals in 7 home games. He is the top striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.

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

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

He was great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

The Bench

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