One big call in this Fantasy Premier League lineup of the week involves go with no Manchester City players - and yes, that includes Haaland!
The budget are required to invest heavily on Gunners assets as they host among the poorest teams in Premier League history.
It's true, City smashed in 5 goals on their last away fixture, but now they take on Crystal Palace, a side with the second-best defensive record in the division for goals conceded and fourth-best in terms of expected goals conceded.
And Arsenal hosting Wolves is the type of match-up you must attack - the leading team in the division against one devoid of momentum, technical ability and self-belief.
The team of the gameweek is chosen based on current prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were using a Free Hit.
No captain return but big hauls from Fernandes (eighteen), Dias (14), Foden (12) and Tarkowski (nine), plus a lucky 16-point Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall substitute cameo produced a massive 83 points. Boom!
Robin Roefs, the Black Cats, keeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (h)
The first derby in the Premier League for eight years is set to be noisy, passionate, feisty - and it might be one of those tight games that is full of tension but minimal goalmouth action.
A scenario that would make Roefs, third in the FPL goalkeeper standings, a decent pick.
White, Arsenal, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolverhampton have one goal scored on the road this season and one in their past 6 fixtures.
Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his chance. He started the past two at full-back, had a 14-point return against the Bees and leads the way in that period among Gunners defensive players with two big chances created, 2 attempts inside the area and an xGI of 0.7.
Cucurella, Chelsea, £6.2m - Everton (home)
Everton are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on Chelseadefensive solidity and Cucurella potential.
The London club have the fourth-best defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (19) than any other defender in the league.
And he is yet to score yet, having netted five goals the previous campaign.
Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (h)
You can't have high hopes for a Manchester United shutout - they have one all season - but Bournemouthgoals have dried up in the last two games.
Crucially, Dalot has been occupying some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the past three fixtures.
During that spell he's taken 4 shots, 2 clear opportunities, a goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday night as well.
Bukayo Saka (captain), the Gunners, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)
This fixture against Wolverhampton is too juicy to ignore and that renders Saka, Arsenalbest offensive asset a must-have.
Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. Manchester United had twenty-seven shots at Wolves on Monday, netted 4 and could have had double that.
The Gunners will be keen to attack.
Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m - Wolves (h)
One point behind Fernandes in the FPL midfielder standings, Declan Rice is so reliable for the Gunners.
More advanced this term, he's created more opportunities than any Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to his name.
He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a chance to rotate his players.
Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m - the Cherries (home)
Fernandes might have replaced Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfielder.
Match-up proof, consistently a candidate for defensive contribution points and with multiple ways to points.
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)
This gameweek's differential pick, Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a long layoff and we know what an explosive fantasy player he can be.
You sense that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to bring him in.
He missed ChelseaChampions League loss at Atalanta, but that was the team easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for the Toffees.
Dango Ouattara, Brentford, £6m - Leeds United (home)
Leeds United enter this game off the back of two strong home results against the Blues and the Reds, but away from home they have conceded three goals for each one they've netted.
This is likely Ouattara final match before departing for the AFCON.
He's been excellent for Brentford this season, and has five goal contributions in his last three home matches.
Thiago, Brentford, £6.9m - Leeds United (h)
It's been a disappointing couple of weeks for the striker FPL managers, with only 3 FPL points in two games.
Nevertheless, he's the second goal scorer in the division and has seven strikes in seven home games. He's the prime forward option this week and, with a favourable run of games, you can select and hold until the end of January at the very least.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.4m - Brighton & Hove Albion (home)
Surely the manager keeps faith with the promising striker, after his two-goal haul at Leeds United.
He was well at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he would have done had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.
