Which Three Arsenal Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Gameweek

The big call in this FPL squad of the gameweek involves select zero City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland!

The funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the poorest sides in Premier League recent memory.

Yes, City smashed a total of 5 times on their last away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of fixture you must target - the best side in the league against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.

The team of the week is picked based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?

The captain didn't deliver but big scores from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive 83 points. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight for eight years is likely to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.

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

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

An Gunners defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their last six matches.

Ben White is a excellent attacking option when he gets his chance. Having started the last two games at right-back, had a 14-point return against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

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

The Toffees are erratic so this pick is focused more on the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's upside.

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

And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five goals last season.

Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (home)

You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.

In those matches he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolverhampton on Monday night as well.

Midfield

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

This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

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

More advanced this season, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a opportunity to rotate his players.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.

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

This week's punt, Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset 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 was absent for ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this match off the back of two great home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've netted.

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

He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his last three home matches.

Forwards

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

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

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

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

It is expected that Arne Slot continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace performance at Leeds United.

He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

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