🔗 Share this article Which Top 3 Gunners Players to Choose v Wolves? FPL Squad of the Week The big call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Haaland! The funds are needed to load up on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory. Yes, Manchester City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded. And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you need to target - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence. The team of the week is chosen based on current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Lineup Do? No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive eighty-three points total. Boom! FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h) This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action. A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick. Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home) An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past six fixtures. White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at full-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home) Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential. The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season. Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home) You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches. Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures. During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home) This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential. Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that. Arsenal will be licking their lips. Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h) Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal. More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rest his players. Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home) The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy 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 flocking to bring him in. He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored. This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON. He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home. Strikers Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two matches. However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h) Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds. He performed great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward. The Bench Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
The big call in this Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Haaland! The funds are needed to load up on Arsenal players as they face at home among the poorest teams in English top-flight recent memory. Yes, Manchester City scored a total of 5 times on their most recent away trip, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded. And the Gunners hosting Wolves is the sort of match-up you need to target - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence. The team of the week is chosen based on current valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Lineup Do? No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance resulted in a massive eighty-three points total. Boom! FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h) This long-awaited derby in the Premier League since 2016 is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action. A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a good pick. Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolves (home) An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past six fixtures. White is a fantastic offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two at full-back, registered a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Gunners defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home) Everton are erratic so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential. The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defender in the division. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season. Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home) You can't have great hopes for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches. Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the last 3 fixtures. During that spell he's had 4 shots, 2 big chances, one goal and one assist. He missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home) This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top offensive asset essential. Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that. Arsenal will be licking their lips. Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h) Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal. More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any Arsenal player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the most reliable for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rest his players. Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home) The Portuguese playmaker might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy 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 flocking to bring him in. He missed the Blues'Champions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be fresh for the Toffees. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but on the road they have let in three goals for each one they've scored. This is probably Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON. He has been excellent for Brentford this season, and has 5 attacking returns in his past three fixtures at home. Strikers Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds (h) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two matches. However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the January window at least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h) Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds. He performed great at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward. The Bench Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home