Captain Hugo Ekitike along with a Three-Pronged Gunners Backline – The FPL Squad for the Round

The quantity of The Reds players are you able to accommodate in your lineup in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off two consecutive victories , with a sizzling attacker in their French frontman going into a encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are tracking for an abysmal Premier League campaigns in history.

For managers who kept a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers and have the budget to reinvest following the injury to the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, in that case Liverpool options ought to be your top priority.

This weekly selection is constructed using latest Fantasy Premier League valuations to comply with a 100 million pound budget, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of The Previous Selection?

Skipper Erling Haaland (a massive haul) and the hot duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman propelled the squad to a handsome score – with a bonus a double-digit performance from Fulham's defender off the bench.

Our FPL Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper & Defenders

David Raya, Arsenal, goalkeeper, £6m – vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H).

Arsenal's backline had a minor wobble following an injury to their Brazilian defender, however, they've kept two clean sheets recently , boasting 9 to their name with less than half the season played.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three matches at home this season. Those goals came from a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Richarlison and a surprise goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a three-pronged from the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the strongest defence statistically, recording shutouts in more than half of their matches, they face a Brighton team that has failed to score in their last two matches.

Brighton have scored just nine strikes from eight fixtures away from home.

Timber continues to be a reliable option every week and has increased attacking upside operating as the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected 'defcon' points over his last four starts, featuring two clean sheets.

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

One could select six Anfield assets this week if the rules permitted.

Wolves drew another blank for the 10th time this season during a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have scored just 9 strikes in total, with only two away from home. It represents as safe a shutout bet available.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – including the performances of their striker – we're selecting a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

That would mark their third consecutive and the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as the best low-cost defender option. Managers can field him with assurance in most games, given his potential for defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount is expected to take on a key responsibility at Manchester United in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

In their last three matches, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the best xG statistically by a comfortable distance – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle team who have not excelled in away matches – with just one win in seven.

Mount may take over a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, especially on set-pieces, and might feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a significant score and a fixture at Anfield against Wolves presenting the prime time for that to happen.

He has delivered returns in three of four recent fixtures – two assists plus a defensive contribution display.

Over that time his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, while his xG is 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points in two games, Rogers' hot streak demands attention.

He's Aston Villa's main goal threat, who can producing a strike from half a yard of space in the box.

A fixture at Chelsea might seem a difficult proposition, the Birmingham club have won at that ground in two of the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, a lack of competition for a starting spot, coupled with notched five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the captain's armband for this round.

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

One cannot consider benching Haaland, but because he has a tougher fixture on the road this week, I'm willing to look elsewhere for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m