🔗 Share this article Selecting the Three Arsenal Assets to Select v Wolverhampton? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Gameweek One key call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! The funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the most struggling teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC. And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of encounter you need to exploit - the leading team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence. This squad of the week is chosen based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Lineup Fare? The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive eighty-three points. Success! Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home) The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances. Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick. Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h) An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures. Ben White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h) Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential. The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season. Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h) You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches. More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games. During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h) This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential. No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many. Arsenal will be licking their lips. Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home) Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal. With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to show for it. He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad. Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home) Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder. Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h) This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in. He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted. This is probably the winger's final fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches. Strikers Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two matches. However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds. He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role. The Bench Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
One key call in this Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for zero Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland! The funds are required to invest heavily on Arsenal assets as they host among the most struggling teams in English top-flight history. It's true, Manchester City smashed a total of five goals on their last away trip, but now they meet Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of xGC. And Arsenal home to Wolves is the type of encounter you need to exploit - the leading team in the division against one devoid of form, quality and confidence. This squad of the week is chosen based on current FPL valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were using a Free Hit. How did Last Week's Lineup Fare? The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo produced a massive eighty-three points. Success! Fantasy Premier League Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home) The first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be loud, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those tight games that is all drama but minimal clear chances. Which would make the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good pick. Ben White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h) An Arsenal defender is a must for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal scored away from home so far and a single goal in their past six fixtures. Ben White is a great attacking option when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point haul against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Gunners defenders with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h) Everton are unpredictable so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and Cucurella potential. The London club have the fourth-best defence while he has generated more chances (19) than any other defensive player in the division. And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five times last season. Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h) You can't have high hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the last two matches. More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three games. During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and an assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well. Midfield Picks Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h) This fixture against Wolverhampton is too tempting to pass up and that makes Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential. No stats needed to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday night, netted 4 and might have had twice as many. Arsenal will be licking their lips. Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home) Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is so consistent for Arsenal. With more license to attack this season, he's generated more opportunities than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to show for it. He's also the most reliable for minutes as Mikel Arteta could see this fixture as a chance to rotate his squad. Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home) Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfielder. Fixture-proof, consistently a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h) This week's differential pick, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long layoff and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being. You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to bring him in. He missed the Blues'European loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton. Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds come into this game following two great home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three goals for every one they've netted. This is probably the winger's final fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last 3 home matches. Strikers Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (h) It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three points in two matches. However, he's the second top scorer in the league and has 7 goals in 7 fixtures at home. He is the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold up until the January window at the very least. Hugo Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (home) It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds. He was strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at the number nine role. The Bench Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - Fulham ({h|home