Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Pick v Wolverhampton? FPL Squad of the Week

One big move in this FPL team of the week is to go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our budget are required to load up on Gunners assets as they welcome among the worst sides in Premier League history.

It's true, City smashed in five times on their last away trip, but this time they face Crystal Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And Arsenal hosting Wolverhampton is the sort of encounter you need to attack - the best team in the league against one devoid of momentum, quality and self-belief.

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

How did Last Week's Team Fare?

No captain return but big hauls from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a huge eighty-three points. Success!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16

Keeper and Defence

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

The first derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be noisy, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight games that is full of tension but little goalmouth action.

A scenario that would make the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a solid pick.

Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their past six matches.

White is a great attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the past two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)

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

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

And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five goals the previous campaign.

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

You shouldn't have great expectations for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have dried up in the last two matches.

Crucially, the Portuguese defender has been occupying some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the last three fixtures.

During that spell he's had four attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a great chance at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

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

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

Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.

Arsenal will be keen to attack.

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

One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.

With more license to attack this term, he's generated more chances than any 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 fixture as a opportunity to rest his squad.

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

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder.

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

Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)

This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full 90 minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.

You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in.

He missed the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he ought to be well-rested for the Toffees.

Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)

Leeds United come into this match following two strong home results against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.

This is probably Ouattara final fixture before departing for the AFCON.

He's been superb for the Bees this season, and has five goal contributions in his past three fixtures at home.

Strikers

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

It's been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 home games. He is the top forward option for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget up until the January window at least.

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

Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed well at the beginning of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not been signed and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.

Substitutes

• Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home