Selecting the Top 3 Arsenal Picks to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Gameweek

The major move in this FPL team of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League history.

Yes, City smashed in five goals on their most recent away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of encounter you need to attack - the best team in the league against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.

The squad of the week is picked using current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit.

How did The Previous Team Do?

No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a huge eighty-three points total. Boom!

FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is set to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal scored on the road this season and a single goal in their past 6 matches.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he is given his opportunity. He started the past two games at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

Everton are unpredictable so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more chances (19) than any other defender in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times 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 all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two games.

More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past 3 games.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, two big chances, one goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield Picks

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

This fixture against Wolves is too good to ignore and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

No stats required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, netted four and could have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be keen to attack.

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

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

With more license to attack this season, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a chance to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with several routes to points.

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

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he can be.

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

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.

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

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

This is probably the winger's last fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been superb for Brentford this term, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just 3 FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the prime forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

Surely the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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