Selecting the Three Arsenal Picks to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The key call in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week is to select no City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!

The budget is essential to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory.

It's true, City scored in 5 times on their last away trip, but this time they take on 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 Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the kind of fixture you just have to exploit - the top team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the gameweek is chosen using current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Lineup Fare?

No captain return but strong hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a monster 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week for Gameweek 16

Keeper and Defence

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

This long-awaited derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.

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

White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a great offensive threat when he is given his chance. He started the last two at full-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and tops the way in that period among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (home)

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more chances (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals the previous campaign.

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

You can't have high expectations for a United shutout - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two matches.

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

In those matches he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He also missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.

Midfielders

Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset a must-have.

No stats required to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be licking their lips.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.

More attacking this term, he's generated more opportunities than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) 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 rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he can be.

You sense that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.

He was absent for the Blues'Champions League defeat at Atalanta, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United come into this match off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Forwards

Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It has been a frustrating last few weeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 fixtures at home. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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