Which Three Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Week

One major decision in the FPL team of the gameweek involves opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!

Our budget is essential to load up on Arsenal assets as they face at home one of the worst sides in English top-flight recent memory.

Yes, City scored a total of five times on their last away fixture, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of fixture you just have to exploit - the leading side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the week is selected based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Squad Fare?

No captain return but high hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (9), along with a fortunate 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a monster 83 points total. Boom!

FPL Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those tight matches that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.

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

An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road so far and a single goal in their last 6 fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. Having started the last two games at full-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

The Toffees are erratic so this selection is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.

Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defensive player in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

Diogo Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)

You can't have high expectations for a United clean sheet - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have slowed down in the last two matches.

Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.

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

Midfield Picks

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

This game against Wolverhampton is too good to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential.

Little statistical analysis required to back this up. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored 4 and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.

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

He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.

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

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

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

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.

He was absent for ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)

Leeds enter this game off the back of two strong home performances against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He's been outstanding for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his past 3 fixtures at home.

Forwards

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

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just three FPL points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven goals in 7 fixtures at home. He's the top forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.

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

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

He was great at the start of the campaign and you can't help but think what he would have done had a rival striker not arrived and challenged him for playing time at centre-forward.

The Bench

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