Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Players to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The key move in the FPL lineup of the gameweek involves select zero City assets - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The budget is required to go all-in on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the most struggling sides in English top-flight history.

Yes, City scored in 5 times on their last away trip, but now they meet Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of encounter you must exploit - the top side in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

The squad of the week is selected using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Lineup Fare?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a huge 83 points. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)

The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two at full-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and Cucurella upside.

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

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)

You shouldn't have great hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.

In those matches he's had four shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.

Midfield

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

This fixture against Wolves is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)

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

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

He's also the most reliable for minutes as the manager might view this as a chance to rotate his players.

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to FPL returns.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'European defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

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

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

This is likely the winger's final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches.

Strikers

Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in seven fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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