Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

The major decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to go with zero City assets - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget is needed to load up on Gunners players as they face at home among the poorest teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, City smashed in 5 goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they take on Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the kind of fixture you need to attack - the best side in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

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

How did The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but high hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a huge 83 points total. Success!

FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Defensive Picks

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last six matches.

White is a great attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the past two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's potential.

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

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.

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

During that spell he's taken four shots, two clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too tempting to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday, netted four and could have had double that.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (home)

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

More attacking this season, he's generated more opportunities than any Arsenal teammate (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 players.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.

Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to FPL returns.

Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.

You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees.

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

Leeds come into this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

It has been a disappointing last few weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the prime striker choice for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

Substitutes

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