<p><strong><em>What is the best FPL Gameweek 16 Free Hit team? </em></strong></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Best Gameweek 16 Goalkeeper and Defenders</h2>
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<h3><b>Ederson (£6.0m) and Joao Cancelo (£6.5m)</b></h3>
<p>Man City face Wolves who have just scored once in their last four games, accumulating an xG of 2.6 (2nd lowest). I don&#8217;t normally like spending money on a premium keeper but the budget options aren&#8217;t that appealing this week.</p>
<p><strong>Cancelo</strong> carries his normal attacking threat and remains the standout Man City defender to own.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-40820 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joao-Cancelo-Stats-1.jpg" alt="Joao Cancelo Stats. best budget defenders gameweek 13" width="802" height="652" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joao-Cancelo-Stats-1.jpg 802w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joao-Cancelo-Stats-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joao-Cancelo-Stats-1-768x624.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joao-Cancelo-Stats-1-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px" /></p>
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<h3><strong>Reece James (£6.2m)</strong></h3>
<p>It has been four gameweeks since we last saw a return for Chelsea&#8217;s right wingback but I&#8217;m keeping the faith as he faces Leeds who are once again facing an injury crisis.</p>
<p>Chelsea are also slightly in trouble in the midfield which may see James play in the middle of the park and it&#8217;s hard to tell whether that&#8217;s going to be beneficial or not. However, I think we&#8217;ll see a better Chelsea performance and Leeds coming up short with their lack of options at the moment.</p>
<div id="attachment_41379" style="width: 818px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41379" class="wp-image-41379 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Reece-James-Stats.jpg" alt="best free hit team gameweek 16" width="808" height="654" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Reece-James-Stats.jpg 808w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Reece-James-Stats-300x243.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Reece-James-Stats-768x622.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Reece-James-Stats-610x494.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px" /><p id="caption-attachment-41379" class="wp-caption-text">Reece James <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">Stats</a></p></div>
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<h3><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m)</strong></h3>
<p>Liverpool have been extremely solid lately. The Reds have conceded on just one occasion in their last four games. They have been over-performing (their xGC of three shows they have been lucky) but this is the second-best over this period nonetheless.</p>
<p><strong>Aston Villa have been much improved under Gerrard</strong> but their attacking numbers are middle of the road. The Englishman is fixture proof in my opinion and he&#8217;s joint top for key passes (12) over the last four.</p>
<div id="attachment_41380" style="width: 821px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41380" class="wp-image-41380 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Stats-1.jpg" alt="best free hit team gameweek 16" width="811" height="657" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Stats-1.jpg 811w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Stats-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Stats-1-768x622.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Stats-1-610x494.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" /><p id="caption-attachment-41380" class="wp-caption-text">Trent Alexander-Arnold <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">Stats</a></p></div>
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<h2>The Best Gameweek 16 Midfielders</h2>
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<h3><strong>Mohamed Salah (£13.1m)</strong></h3>
<p>I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s much to say here as Salah is an auto-inclusion every week. I&#8217;ve just noticed that he&#8217;s blanked once this season, so he should be in your Free Hit no matter what gameweek it is (excluding blank ones).</p>
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<h3><strong>Bernardo Silva (£7.6m)</strong></h3>
<p>I&#8217;m dipping into the City midfield roulette this weekend with the in form Silva. He&#8217;s over-performing his underlying numbers but they still aren&#8217;t bad. He&#8217;s created eight key passes and had three big chances in his last four.</p>
<p>Due to his form and rest midweek, I can&#8217;t see Pep rotating him this weekend.</p>
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<h3><strong>Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m)</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Bowen was electric against Chelsea at the weekend</strong> and <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">his numbers have been impressive</a>, so with Burnley this week I think he&#8217;s a great pick.</p>
<p>Bowen and <strong>Antonio</strong> are the standout options for West Ham but the latter has been extremely mediocre over the past couple of months and at £6.4m, Bowen is a very good value mid-priced midfielder.</p>
<p><strong>Burnley have conceded the most shots over the last four gameweeks</strong> but their other defensive numbers haven&#8217;t been as poor. It is worth keeping in mind their fixtures over this period were kind.</p>
<div id="attachment_41334" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41334" class="wp-image-41334 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jarrod-Bowen-Stats.png" alt="best free hit team bowen" width="798" height="650" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jarrod-Bowen-Stats.png 798w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jarrod-Bowen-Stats-300x244.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jarrod-Bowen-Stats-768x626.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jarrod-Bowen-Stats-610x497.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px" /><p id="caption-attachment-41334" class="wp-caption-text">Jarrod Bowen <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">Stats</a></p></div>
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<h3><strong>Mason Mount (£7.5m)</strong></h3>
<p>Mount has surprised me this season with his explosive returns in short bursts, and with Leeds up next (who are <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups/"><strong>massacred with injuries</strong></a> up and down the pitch), I think a Chelsea attacker carries a high ceiling this gameweek.</p>
<p>Chelsea have their own problems in midfield, with several of their central midfielders unavailable, so I am slightly worried he will be playing deeper in midfield. But I think the fixture outweighs these concerns and there isn&#8217;t a standout Chelsea attacking option compared to their defence.</p>
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<h2>The Best Gameweek 16 Forwards</h2>
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<h3><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.4m)</strong></h3>
<p>A rest midweek means <strong>Ronaldo is certain to start</strong> at the weekend away to Norwich.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s minimal sample size to use under Rangnick but, from watching the Palace game, I was impressed at Ronaldo and the chances he was given.</p>
<p>There are not many premium options going forward this week (and in most weeks). While I still don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s worth the outlay in value terms, I think he&#8217;s definitely worth risking for one week on free hit.</p>
<div id="attachment_41302" style="width: 815px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41302" class="wp-image-41302 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Stats-1.jpg" alt="ronaldo fpl best free hit team gameweek 16" width="805" height="660" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Stats-1.jpg 805w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Stats-1-300x246.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Stats-1-768x630.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Stats-1-610x500.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px" /><p id="caption-attachment-41302" class="wp-caption-text">Cristiano Ronaldo <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">Stats</a></p></div>
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<h3><strong>Emmanuel Dennis (£5.7m)</strong></h3>
<p>Watford face fellow strugglers Brentford on Friday night and their front line options provide great enablers for a free hit, whether they&#8217;re at first sub or in the starting eleven.</p>
<p>Watford rank fourth-best for shots, shots inside the box, xG and joint third for big chances over their last four games. Their attack is the <strong>perfect option</strong> to accompany players from the top sides.</p>
<p>It really is a toss up between <strong>Dennis and Josh King, </strong>with the latter on penalties. I&#8217;ve decided to swing the other way this week &#8211; Dennis has better creativity numbers and his returns have been nothing short of a joke this season. His returns are unsustainable, but his value is too good to turn down.</p>
<div id="attachment_41494" style="width: 725px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41494" class="wp-image-41494 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-2021-12-10-08.05.31.png" alt="gameweek 16 free hit team" width="715" height="582" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-2021-12-10-08.05.31.png 715w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-2021-12-10-08.05.31-300x244.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-2021-12-10-08.05.31-610x497.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px" /><p id="caption-attachment-41494" class="wp-caption-text">Dennis vs King</p></div>
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<h3><strong>Callum Wilson (£7.6m)</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Leicester have conceded the highest xG over the last four games</strong> (9.5), while they conceded nine goals in that period. Their backline has been an utter shambles all season and their midweek loss in Europe furthers this point.</p>
<p>Wilson carries the added benefit of penalties and under Howe, Newcastle are a much more offensive side who look to go forward more compared Bruce.</p>
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<h2>Best FPL Gameweek 16 Free Hit Team</h2>
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<h3>Bench</h3>
<p><strong>Gunnarsson (£3.9m)</strong>, <strong>Henderson </strong><strong><b>(£5.1m),</b></strong><b> Dalot (£4.4m) and Manquillo (£4.0m) </b>are on the bench.</p>
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