Which Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolves? FPL Lineup of the Week
One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the week is to go with no City assets - and yes, that includes Haaland!
The funds are essential to load up on Gunners assets as they face at home one of the worst teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, City smashed a total of 5 times on their last away trip, but this time they meet Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in relation of xGC.
And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of fixture you just have to attack - the best side in the league against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
The team of the gameweek is chosen based on current prices to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.
Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform?
No captain return but high hauls from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a fortunate 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo resulted in a massive eighty-three points. Boom!
FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 16
Keeper and Defence
Roefs, Sunderland, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (h)
This long-awaited derby in the top flight for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is all drama but little clear chances.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent option.
Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their past 6 matches.
Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two key passes, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
The Toffees are unpredictable so this pick is more about the Blues'defence and the Spaniard's potential.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defensive player in the league.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times last season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games.
More importantly, Dalot has been getting in some very attacking positions as a wing-back in the past three fixtures.
In those matches he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Midfield
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (home)
This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player a must-have.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had 27 attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted four and might have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be keen to attack.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
One point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.
With more license to attack this term, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners player (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for game time as the manager could see this as a chance to rest his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (h)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning 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 rushing to sign him up.
He missed ChelseaChampions League defeat at the Italian side, but that was the team managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds enter this game following two great home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.
This is likely the winger's final match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been superb for Brentford this season, and has 5 goal contributions in his last 3 fixtures at home.
Attack
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)
It's been a frustrating couple of weeks for Thiago owners, with only three points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven home games. He is the top striker choice for this round and, with a kind run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising Frenchman, after his brace performance at Leeds.
He performed strongly at the start of the season and you wonder what he would have done had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
Subs' Bench
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