Which Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Week
The big move in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for no City players - indeed, even Haaland!
Our budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners players as they host among the worst sides in Premier League history.
Yes, Manchester City scored in 5 times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Palace, a side with the second-strongest defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of match-up you must attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence.
The team of the gameweek is picked based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
How did The Previous Team Fare?
The captain didn't deliver but strong hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), plus a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive 83 points total. Boom!
FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.
Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.
Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (h)
An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and one in their past 6 fixtures.
White is a great offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (h)
Everton are unpredictable so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any defender in the division.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals last season.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.
Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 games.
During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday as well.
Midfield Picks
Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset essential.
No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had double that.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.
With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rest his players.
Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.
You sense that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.
He missed the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds United enter this game following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've netted.
This is probably Ouattara last fixture before departing for the AFCON.
He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the young striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.
The Bench
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