🔗 Share this article Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Pick v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week The key decision in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! The funds are required to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded. And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you must exploit - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief. This lineup of the gameweek is picked using current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Team Perform? The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive 83 points total. Boom! FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Defensive Picks Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home) This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances. A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home) An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures. White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees 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, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home) Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside. The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any defender in the league. And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign. Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches. Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures. During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday as well. Midfielders Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home) This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential. Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and might have had double that. The Gunners will be rubbing their hands. Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h) Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners. More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his players. Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h) The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points. Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in. He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home) Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've netted. This is likely Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON. He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three home matches. Attack Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two games. Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 home games. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least. Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United. He performed great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role. The Bench Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
The key decision in the Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! The funds are required to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded. And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the type of encounter you must exploit - the best team in the division against one lacking of form, technical ability and self-belief. This lineup of the gameweek is picked using current valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Team Perform? The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Fernandes (18), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a massive 83 points total. Boom! FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Defensive Picks Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home) This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be noisy, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little clear chances. A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home) An Gunners defender is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures. White is a great offensive threat when he gets his chance. He started the past two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees 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, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home) Everton are inconsistent so this selection is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside. The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has generated more chances (19) than any defender in the league. And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign. Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches. Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures. During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday as well. Midfielders Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (home) This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential. Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, netted four and might have had double that. The Gunners will be rubbing their hands. Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h) Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners. More advanced this season, he's created more chances than any Arsenal teammate (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta might view this fixture as a chance to rotate his players. Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h) The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to points. Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has a single strong performance, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in. He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home) Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have let in three times for each one they've netted. This is likely Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON. He has been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three home matches. Attack Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (home) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two games. Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 home games. He's the best striker choice this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least. Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United. He performed great at the beginning of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role. The Bench Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home