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The quantity of Liverpool selections can you fit into your lineup this week?

The Merseyside club are coming off a pair of triumphs , featuring a red-hot attacker in their French frontman preparing for a encounter with Wolves that are heading towards an abysmal top-flight campaigns in history.

If you've held onto a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers , with the funds to upgrade after losing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, consequently assets from Anfield players should be your top priority.

The ideal squad is constructed using latest Fantasy Premier League valuations to stay under a 100 million pound cap, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

A Look Back at Our Recent Selection?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) and the in-form duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike led the squad to a handsome score – with a bonus a double-digit cameo from Fulham's defender from the replacements.

This Week's FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper and Defenders

David Raya, the Gunners, keeper, £6m – vs Brighton (H).

Arsenal's backline had a brief dip in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, however, they've kept two shutouts over their last four matches and have 9 to their name before half the season completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in all but three fixtures at the Emirates this season. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a spectacular effort from Tottenham's forward and a surprise goal from Tolu Arokodare.

Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) and Piero Hincapie (£5.5m), Arsenal – vs the Seagulls (H).

It's a triple-up from the Gunners' defence.

They are the strongest defence statistically, recording shutouts in the majority of their fixtures, they host a Brighton side that has not found the net in two consecutive games.

Brighton have a mere 9 strikes in eight fixtures away from home.

Timber continues to be a reliable option every week , possessing greater goal threat since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has collected 'defcon' points in his past four appearances, which included a pair of shutouts.

Virgil van Dijk, the Reds, £5.9m – vs Wolves (H).

I'd pick half a dozen Anfield assets this week if the rules permitted.

Wolves failed to score for the tenth occasion this season in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have a paltry nine strikes all season, with only two on the road. It represents one of the safest clean sheet bet imaginable.

Omar Alderete, the Black Cats, £4m – vs Leeds (H).

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark a third consecutive and Alderete is cementing himself as a prime low-cost defensive pick. You can select him with assurance across many fixtures, thanks to his regular defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

Mason Mount, Manchester United, £5.9m – vs Newcastle (H).

Mount will likely assume a key responsibility for Old Trafford in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team boast the highest xG in the league by a comfortable distance – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United side that has struggled away from home – with just a single victory from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to assume a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and might operate behind the striker.

Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8.1m – vs Wolves (H).

Wirtz is on the verge of a major point return , with a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves presenting a perfect opportunity for it.

He has posted points in three out of four recent fixtures – two assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

Over that time he's made 10 chances, the most of any Liverpool, and his xG is 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Villa, £7.2m – vs the Blues (A).

Boasting 30 points over two matches, Rogers' hot streak cannot be overlooked.

He is Aston Villa's main goal threat, capable of scoring a strike from the smallest space inside the area.

A fixture at Stamford Bridge may appear a difficult assignment, but Villa have emerged victorious at that ground on two occasions in the past three seasons.

Strikers

Hugo Ekitike (Captain), Liverpool, £8.9m – vs Wolves (H).

Because of his fixture, a lack of rivalry for his place, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul in three games, Ekitike gets the captain's armband for this round.

Erling Haaland, City, £15.1m – vs Forest (A).

It is unthinkable to omitting Haaland, although with him having a tricky fixture on the road in this round, we are opting to bet against him with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m