Which Top 3 Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Gameweek
The major decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves go with no City assets - and yes, even Erling Haaland!
The budget are required to go all-in on Gunners players as they host one of the poorest teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, City scored a total of five goals on their last away fixture, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.
And Arsenal home to Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you must attack - the top team in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
The lineup of the week is chosen using current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
How did The Previous Team Do?
The captain didn't deliver but strong scores from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a monster 83 points total. Success!
Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.
A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored away from home so far and one in their past 6 fixtures.
Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two at full-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division.
And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)
You can't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have dried up in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.
During that spell he's had four shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop offensive asset a must-have.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.
Arsenal will be licking their lips.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.
Match-up proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with multiple routes to FPL returns.
Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This week's punt, Palmer has his first ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.
You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'European defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)
Leeds enter this game off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.
This is probably Ouattara final match before heading to the AFCON.
He has been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It has been a frustrating couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two games.
However, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.
He was well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
