🔗 Share this article Selecting the Three Arsenal Players to Choose v Wolves? Fantasy Premier League Squad of the Week The major call in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to select no City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland! The funds are needed to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome among the worst sides in Premier League history. Yes, City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC. And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to exploit - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence. The squad of the week is picked using current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip. Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform? The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge eighty-three points total. Boom! FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home) This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances. Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h) An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches. Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home) The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside. Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league. And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times the previous campaign. Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games. Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures. In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well. Midfield Picks Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h) This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential. Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many. The Gunners will be rubbing their hands. Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h) One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal. More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rotate his squad. Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home) Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be. You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in. He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton. Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've netted. This is probably Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches. Forwards Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h) It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two games. Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the best forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least. Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home) It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds. He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward. Substitutes Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home
The major call in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the gameweek is to select no City players - and yes, even Erling Haaland! The funds are needed to go all-in on Gunners players as they welcome among the worst sides in Premier League history. Yes, City scored in 5 goals on their most recent away trip, but this time they face Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the league for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of xGC. And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of fixture you just have to exploit - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and confidence. The squad of the week is picked using current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip. Performance of The Previous Lineup Perform? The captain didn't deliver but strong points from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a huge eighty-three points total. Boom! FPL Lineup of the Week for Fixture 16 Keeper and Defence Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home) This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for eight years is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those matches that is all drama but little clear chances. Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a solid pick. Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (h) An Arsenal defender is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches. Ben White is a fantastic offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at right-back, registered a fourteen-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, 2 shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7. Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home) The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is more about Chelseadefence and Cucurella upside. Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any defensive player in the league. And he is yet to score yet, after scoring five times the previous campaign. Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h) You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United clean sheet - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'goals have slowed down in the past two games. Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures. In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, two clear opportunities, a goal and an assist. He also missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night as well. Midfield Picks Saka (C), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h) This game against Wolverhampton is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenalbest attacking player essential. Little statistical analysis required to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday night, scored 4 and might have had twice as many. The Gunners will be rubbing their hands. Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h) One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal. More advanced this term, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) and has five assists to his name. He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta might view this as a opportunity to rotate his squad. Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - the Cherries (home) Fernandes might have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfield asset. Fixture-proof, always a candidate for defensive bonus points and with several ways to points. Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home) This week's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be. You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be rushing to bring him in. He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton. Dango Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (h) Leeds come into this game off the back of two great home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've netted. This is probably Ouattara final match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations. He's been superb for the Bees this term, and has five attacking returns in his last 3 home matches. Forwards Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h) It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only three FPL points in two games. Nevertheless, he's the second top scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He is the best forward option for this round and, with a favourable run of games, you can set and forget up until the end of January at least. Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home) It is expected that Arne Slot keeps faith with the young Frenchman, after his two-goal performance at Leeds. He performed strongly at the beginning of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward. Substitutes Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home