The major decision in the Fantasy Premier League squad of the gameweek is to opt for no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!
The funds is required to go all-in on Arsenal assets as they welcome one of the worst sides in Premier League recent memory.
Yes, City smashed in five goals on their most recent away fixture, but now they meet Palace, who have the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of encounter you need to attack - the leading side in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.
The team of the week is chosen using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit chip.
Performance of Last Week's Lineup Perform?
The captain didn't deliver but high points from Fernandes (eighteen), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky sixteen-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall bench cameo resulted in a massive eighty-three points. Boom!
Fantasy Premier League Lineup of the Gameweek for Fixture 16
Defensive Picks
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016 is likely to be loud, fiery, feisty - and it could be one of those games that is all drama but little goalmouth action.
A scenario that would make Roefs, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a good option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Arsenal defensive asset is a essential pick for this fixture. Wolverhampton have just one goal on the road so far and one in their last six fixtures.
White is a fantastic attacking option when he is given his chance. He started the last two at right-back, had a fourteen-point return against the Bees and tops the way in that time among Arsenal defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - the Toffees (home)
Everton are erratic so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.
Chelsea have the fourth-strongest defensive record while Cucurella has generated more opportunities (nineteen) than any defender in the division.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five goals last season.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - the Cherries (h)
You shouldn't have great hopes for a United shutout - they have just one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the past two games.
Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some very advanced roles as a wing-back in the past 3 fixtures.
During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 big chances, a goal and one assist. He missed a cracking chance at Wolves on Monday night too.
Midfield Picks
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolves (h)
This fixture against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, Arsenaltop attacking player a must-have.
Little statistical analysis needed to back this up. Manchester United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, netted 4 and could have had twice as many.
Arsenal will be keen to attack.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
Just a single point behind Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so consistent for the Gunners.
More attacking this term, he's generated more chances than any other Gunners player (twenty-seven) 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, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (h)
Fernandes may have taken over from Antoine Semenyo as the must-own Fantasy Premier League midfield asset.
Fixture-proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.
Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - Everton (home)
This week's differential pick, Cole Palmer has his first ninety minutes since returning after a long injury and we are aware what an high-scoring fantasy player 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 the Blues'European loss at the Italian side, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for the Toffees.
Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds come into this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and Liverpool, but away from home they have conceded three times for every one they've netted.
This is probably the winger's last match before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.
He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has five attacking returns in his past three home matches.
Attack
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)
It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for the striker owners, with just three FPL points in two matches.
However, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven goals in 7 home games. He's the top forward option this week and, with a kind fixture list, you can set and forget up until the January window at the very least.
Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.
He performed great at the start of the season and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
Substitutes
- Dubravka, the Clarets, £4m - the Cottagers ({h|home
