One key decision in the Fantasy Premier League team of the gameweek involves go with no Manchester City assets - indeed, even Erling Haaland!
Our funds are needed to invest heavily on Gunners players as they face at home among the most struggling sides in English top-flight history.
It's true, City smashed in 5 goals on their last away trip, but now they take on Crystal Palace, who have the second-strongest defence in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in relation of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners home to Wolves is the type of match-up you need to attack - the top team in the division against one lacking of form, quality and self-belief.
This lineup of the week is picked using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
Performance of Last Week's Team Do?
The captain didn't deliver but big points from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (twelve) and James Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo led to a massive eighty-three points total. Boom!
FPL Team of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)
The first Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight for eight years is set to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it may prove to be one of those games that is full of tension but little clear chances.
Which would render Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a must this week. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and one in their past 6 fixtures.
White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. He started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point return against Brentford and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defenders with two key passes, two shots in the box and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (h)
The Toffees are inconsistent so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while he has created more chances (nineteen) than any defensive player in the league.
And he hasn't scored this season, having netted five times the previous campaign.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You shouldn't have great expectations for a United clean sheet - they have one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.
More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly advanced roles as left wing-back in the past three games.
In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He also missed a great chance at Wolverhampton on Monday night too.
Midfield Picks
Saka (C), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolves is too tempting to ignore and that makes Bukayo Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player essential.
No stats required to support this pick. United had 27 attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.
The Gunners will be licking their lips.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Rice is incredibly consistent for Arsenal.
More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any other Gunners teammate (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his squad.
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
The Portuguese playmaker may have replaced Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.
Match-up proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.
Cole Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This gameweek's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring fantasy player he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be rushing to sign him up.
He was absent for the Blues'Champions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he ought to be fresh for Everton.
Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)
Leeds come into this match following two strong home performances against Chelsea and the Reds, but on the road they have conceded three times for each one they've scored.
This is likely the winger's last match before departing for the AFCON.
He has been superb for the Bees this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his last 3 home matches.
Strikers
Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds (h)
It has been a frustrating last few gameweeks for Thiago owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven home games. He's the prime striker choice this week and, with a kind run of games, you can set and forget until the end of January at least.
Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
It is expected that the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal performance at Leeds.
He was strongly at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had a rival striker not arrived and competed with him for playing time at centre-forward.
The Bench
- Martin Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
