The major move in the Fantasy Premier League team of the week involves go with zero Manchester City players - indeed, that includes Haaland!
The budget is essential to go all-in on Gunners players as they face at home among the most struggling sides in English top-flight recent memory.
It's true, Manchester City scored a total of five times on their most recent away trip, but this time they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.
And Arsenal home to Wolves is the sort of fixture you must attack - the top side in the division against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
This team of the gameweek is selected using current prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
Performance of The Previous Lineup Do?
The captain didn't deliver but high scores from Bruno Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (14), Phil Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), along with a fortunate sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a monster eighty-three points total. Boom!
FPL Squad of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Goalkeeper & Defenders
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is likely to be noisy, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but minimal clear chances.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolves (home)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a must for this fixture. Wolves have one goal away from home this season and a single goal in their last six fixtures.
White is a excellent offensive threat when he gets his chance. Having started the last two at full-back, had a 14-point haul against the Bees and leads the charts in that period among Gunners defenders with 2 big chances created, two attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)
Everton are inconsistent so this pick is focused more on Chelseadefence and the Spaniard's upside.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defence while he has generated more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.
And he hasn't scored this season, after scoring five goals last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You can't have great expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two matches.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.
In those matches he's had 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.
Midfielders
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Bukayo Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset a must-have.
No stats required to back this up. United had twenty-seven shots at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and could have had double that.
Arsenal will be keen to attack.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for Arsenal.
More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to show for it.
He's also the surest bet for game time as Mikel Arteta could see this as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential FPL midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive bonus points and with multiple ways to points.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy injury and we are aware what an explosive fantasy player he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has one good game, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.
He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be fresh for Everton.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds come into this game following two strong home performances against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.
This is probably Ouattara final fixture before heading to the AFCON.
He's been outstanding for the Bees this term, and has five goal contributions in his last three fixtures at home.
Forwards
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It's been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with only 3 FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the league and has 7 goals in seven fixtures at home. He is the best striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the January window at the very least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (home)
Surely Arne Slot keeps faith with the young striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.
He was strongly at the start 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 the number nine role.
Substitutes
- Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
