One major move in this FPL team of the gameweek is to select zero Manchester City assets - indeed, even Haaland!
Our budget are needed to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they welcome one of the most struggling teams in English top-flight history.
It's true, City smashed in five times on their last away fixture, but now they take on Palace, a side with the second-best defence in the division for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.
And the Gunners home to Wolverhampton is the kind of encounter you just have to attack - the leading side in the league against one lacking of momentum, technical ability and confidence.
The team of the gameweek is chosen based on current valuations to stay under a £100m limit, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
The captain didn't deliver but high hauls from Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and Tarkowski (9), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute appearance produced a huge eighty-three points total. Boom!
Roefs, the Black Cats, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle United (home)
This long-awaited derby in the Premier League for eight years is going to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it could be one of those matches that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.
Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent option.
White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
An Gunners defender is a must this week. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and one in their last 6 matches.
Ben White is a excellent offensive threat when he is given his opportunity. Having started the last two games at full-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that period among Arsenal defenders with 2 big chances created, two shots in the box and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.
Marc Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - the Toffees (h)
Everton are unpredictable so this pick is more about Chelseadefensive solidity and the Spaniard's upside.
The London club have the fourth-best defensive record while he has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.
And he is yet to score this season, after scoring five times last season.
Dalot, Manchester United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You shouldn't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one this entire campaign - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two games.
Crucially, Dalot has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last 3 fixtures.
During that spell he's taken four attempts, 2 big chances, a goal and an assist. He missed a great opportunity at Wolves on Monday night too.
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (home)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too good to ignore and that makes Saka, the Gunners'best attacking player essential.
No stats needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolves on Monday, scored 4 and might have had double that.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (home)
Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Rice is incredibly reliable for the Gunners.
More advanced 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 the manager might view this fixture as a opportunity to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - Bournemouth (h)
Fernandes might have replaced Antoine Semenyo as the essential Fantasy Premier League midfielder.
Match-up proof, consistently a shout for defensive contribution points and with several ways to FPL returns.
Palmer, the Blues, £10.3m - Everton (h)
This week's punt, Palmer has his first full ninety minutes under his belt after a long injury and we are aware what an explosive FPL asset he is capable of being.
You get the feeling that, as soon as he has one good game, fantasy coaches will be flocking to bring him in.
He was absent for ChelseaEuropean defeat at Atalanta, but that was the club managing his minutes so he should be well-rested for Everton.
Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (h)
Leeds United enter this match following two strong home results against Chelsea and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've scored.
This is probably the winger's final fixture before heading to the AFCON.
He's been excellent for Brentford this term, and has 5 attacking returns in his past 3 fixtures at home.
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It has been a disappointing last few gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with just 3 FPL points in two games.
However, he's the second-highest top scorer in the division and has 7 strikes in seven fixtures at home. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can set and forget until the end of January at the very least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton (h)
Surely Arne Slot continues to start with the promising Frenchman, after his brace haul at Leeds.
He performed great at the beginning of the campaign and you can't help but think what he could have achieved had Alexander Isak not arrived and challenged him for minutes at centre-forward.
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