Which Three Arsenal Players to Pick v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek

The big move in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with zero Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget is required to load up on Gunners assets as they face at home among the worst teams in Premier League recent memory.

It's true, City scored a total of five goals on their most recent away trip, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-best in terms of xGC.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the sort of match-up you just have to exploit - the leading team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.

This lineup of the gameweek is chosen based on current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.

How did The Previous Lineup Do?

The captain didn't deliver but high points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a huge 83 points total. Success!

Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, combative - and it could be one of those games that is full of tension but minimal clear chances.

A scenario that would render Roefs, ranked third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid shout.

White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have just one goal scored away from home this season and a single goal in their past 6 fixtures.

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

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

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defensive solidity and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the division.

And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals last season.

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

You shouldn't have high expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthscoring have slowed down in the past two games.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games.

During that spell he's had 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolverhampton on Monday too.

Midfield

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

This game against Wolves is too juicy to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'top attacking player a must-have.

No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

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

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

More attacking this season, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name.

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

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)

This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he ought to be well-rested for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds United (h)

Leeds United come into this game off the back of two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but on the road they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.

This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.

He has been excellent for the Bees this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his past 3 home matches.

Strikers

Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with just 3 FPL points in two games.

However, he's the second top scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven fixtures at home. He is the best forward option this week and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)

Surely the manager continues to start with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and challenged him for playing time at the number nine role.

Substitutes

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