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Triple Captain chips, Free Hits and some of those extra free transfers have been widely lavished on Arsenal players in Gameweek 16.

Tonight, the league leaders take on a Wolverhampton Wanderers side still without a win or clean sheet in 2025/26.

Will it be a cricket score or an anticlimax?

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

It’s positive news on the fitness front as all four of the Gunners marked at ‘75%’ in the FPL flag system make the matchday squad.

William Saliba, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice start, while Leandro Trossard is among the substitutes.

Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze also come back into the side following midweek rests.

Compared to last weekend’s line-up against Aston Villa, rather than the much-changed XI sent out against Club Brugge, there are three changes.

It’s Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres and Saliba in for Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino and the suspended Riccardo Calafiori.

As for the beleagured visitors, Rob Edwards makes three changes to the side that lost to Manchester United.

Matt Doherty and Joao Gomes are back from injury and suspension, with Hwang Hee-chan joining them in the line-up.

Ki-Jana Hoever and Jhon Arias drop to the bench, while Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is injured.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Martinelli, Saka, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Trossard, Odegaard, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Johnstone, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Mosquera, Wolfe, Krejci, Joao Gomes, Andre, Hwang, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Sa, Bueno, Arias, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Lopez, Mane, Tchatchoua.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Rice Timber Saliba Burnley Fulham

price change predictions
  1. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Who is going to haul next?

    1. Vardi Gras
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      JSL

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Imagine

      2. Sergio Giorgini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Who's that sorry

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          29 days, 1 hour ago

          Jves Saint Lauren

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    is timber at left back or hincapie? would be a shame for hincapie not to get a chance of defcon if at lb

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Probably Woodman

  3. Flying Dutchman
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Eze captain let’s go!

    1. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Brave. Feast or famine for sure.

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Ballsy

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      gl

    4. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Love a differential captain. Foden (c) last week shot me up the ranks

  4. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Sa(k)a!

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Need Arsenal to devour Wolves tonight

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Need Saka to absolutely ravage them. And I’m not looking forward to sweating on it not happening for 90 mins

  6. Vardi Gras
    • 1 Year
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Predictions?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Saka 4 - Wolves 0

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      3-0

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      3-0

    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      5-0, 3 goals Saka, 2 goals Eze, 2x assists White and 3x Saka

      1. Kingy109
        • 4 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        I'm not sure Saka gets 3 goals and 3 assists in a 5 goal game ...

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 1 hour ago

          Meh

      2. Pornchef
        • 2 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Saka hasn't scored two goals in a premier league for nearly two years

        February 2024 Vs Burnley

    5. Vardi Gras
      • 1 Year
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      4-1

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Found the non Arsenal defender owner

  7. putana
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    would have gotten Rice over eze if i Knew he was starting. Will be annoying if Rice does well

  8. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    I have just discovered that I apparently didn’t save my team and therefore Haaland is still captain… hoping for a Saka red now 😀

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Something similar happened to me once and I ended up better off, so might not be end of world

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    watching the highlights, jeez didnt realise how close sanchez was to an assist. bad miss from garnacho

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Damn that wouldn’t been nice, would’ve gotten bonus on top as well.

  10. umerlfc
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Need some White supremacy

    C'mon Ben!

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    some interesting quotes from maresca after the chelsea game. was he at risk of being sacked/still is maybe? worst 48 hours at the club he said

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Probably had to be around Garnacho more than usual.

  12. Bod
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Dammit, went for Skelly

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      He will sub on at the end....unfortunate

      1. Bod
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Andersen only got 2pts so not a big deal if he does, more annoyed I now don’t have double Arsenal defence

  13. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Should all future transfers just be whoever is up against Wolves or Burnley next? Seems like that’s where the hauls are.

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Lol not a bad idea. Needs to be a good player as well tho

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Semenyo

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Until that stops, keep targeting I guess

  14. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    If I've learned one thing this week it is don't be too swayed by pens - I wanted to get rid of Minteh and Mateta, and I was between:
    a) Szobo and Raul (pens)
    b) Wilson and Ekitike (form)
    Thankfully I chose the latter, but was sooo close to going against my gut. Pens are fine as an addition, but if a player is looking good then pens alone shouldn't be enough to

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Subtle 😛

      1. Sergio Giorgini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Lol wasn't intended to be subtle - delighted with my haul! Had loads of bad days this season. Just saying how lucky I basically was to come off favourably for once

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          29 days, 1 hour ago

          yeah yeah I give it to you

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      I’d like you to leave

      1. Sergio Giorgini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Lol

    3. Bod
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      It’s also only helpful when they actually score the penalties…

  15. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Need a massive Saka captain haul and for Timber and Rice to stay quiet otherwise it's season over for me.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Similar to me, although I’d take a rice haul in addition.

      What’s the odds this ends up being at seal huffing and puffing for 70 mins?

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    C'mon Arsenal, don't let up and boost the goal difference

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Saka and eze subbed on 59 I’m guessing for noorgard and skelly to shore up. 1-0 win

  17. WVA
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    VVD really is a shocking FPL asset these days

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      His clean sheet today was decent enough for me

  18. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Who would you start in GW17?

    a) Szsoboslai @ Spurs

    b) Bowen @ City

    c) Kudus (h) to Liverpool

  19. MVDP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Any updates on KDH?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Looked like a hammy, but wait for updates

      1. MVDP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        29 days, 1 hour ago

        Mmmmm. That’s a shame. Bad timing just as he was coming good to put his name in the hat for the WC.

  20. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    A wolves goal would be just excellent

    1. Sergio Giorgini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Yes I'd prob agree. Any way of knowing EO of entire Ars def+ GK? Surely with only 1 then a CS sends me down

  21. JBG
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    All that just to cross it straight at the wall...

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    ugh hincapie full back. maybe an attacking return from open play but not ideal

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      *probably actually makes him more of a rotation risk than first realised now 😐 cala can come back in but evidently arteta doesnt mind timber at CB....

  23. el polako
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Arteta captained Saka too.
    Good omen.

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Wait, looks like it is Hincapie at LB.. sounds worrying as a Hincapie owner as he prefers Timber at CB, could be Hincapie straight out once Cala is back

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      have to hope its white who drops out

  25. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    I think we’re all wolves fans tonight

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Saka fail

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      Early jinxing I like it

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 1 hour ago

      He’s on 3 baps already

  27. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Ooh Timber goal Saka assist would've been lovely

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Arsenal playing like they can't be bothered atm

  29. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Wolves playing 11 x GKs is quite impressive...

  30. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 1 hour ago

    Saka captain fail