Selecting the Three Gunners Picks to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

One major move in this Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves go with no City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

The funds are needed to go all-in on Gunners assets as they host one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored in 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC.

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

This squad of the gameweek is chosen using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How did Last Week's Team Do?

No captain return but strong scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive eighty-three points total. Success!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is full of tension but little clear chances.

Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h)

An Gunners defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal on the road this season and one in their last six matches.

Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his chance. Having started the past two games at right-back, had a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Gunners defensive players with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.

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

Everton are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any defender in the league.

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

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

You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two matches.

More importantly, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield

Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (home)

This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.

No stats needed to back this up. United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored four and might have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be rubbing their hands.

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

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

More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his squad.

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

Fernandes may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.

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

This gameweek's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware 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 rushing to sign him up.

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

Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (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 every one they've scored.

This is probably the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five attacking returns in his last three fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

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

However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the best forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the season and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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