Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Team of the Week

The key call in this FPL squad of the week is to select no City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!

Our funds are needed to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the poorest teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City scored in 5 goals on their last away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you need to attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the week is chosen using current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

How did Last Week's Squad Fare?

No captain return but big points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance resulted in a massive 83 points total. Boom!

Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

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

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

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

White is a great attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has created more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the division.

And he is yet to score this season, having netted five times last season.

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

You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

One point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal.

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

He's also the surest bet for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)

Fernandes might have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

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

Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset 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 was absent for ChelseaEuropean loss at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

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

Leeds United enter this match following two great home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've netted.

This is likely Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been outstanding for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Attack

Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker owners, with only 3 points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the prime forward option for this round and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at least.

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

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.

He was well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

• Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home