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What number of Liverpool selections can you squeeze into your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have notched two consecutive victories , with a sizzling striker in their French frontman preparing for a encounter with a struggling Wolves side that are heading towards a historically poor top-flight campaigns ever.

Should you have kept a few of your AFCON wildcards and have the cash to spend by replacing the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, consequently Liverpool picks should be the primary focus.

This team of the week is assembled using present FPL costs to fit within a 100 million pound spending limit, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

A Look Back at Our Recent Team?

Skipper Erling Haaland (32 points) , alongside the productive pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Liverpool's frontman propelled the team to a solid total – with a bonus a 10-point contribution from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Keeper and Defence

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

Arsenal's backline experienced a brief dip in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, however, they've recorded two shutouts over their last four matches , boasting 9 so far with less than half the season completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in just a handful of matches at home this season. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular effort from Tottenham's forward and a unexpected goal from Wolves' attacker.

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

We're opting for a triple selection on the Arsenal backline.

Not only are they the top defensive unit in FPL, recording shutouts in over 50% of their matches, they take on a Brighton team who have failed to score in their last two matches.

The South Coast club have only managed nine goals in eight away games.

The Dutch defender is a steady option each gameweek and has more attacking upside operating as right-back.

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

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

Managers would love six Anfield assets this week if allowed.

Gary O'Neil's team failed to score for the tenth occasion in 17 games during Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

The Midlands side have a paltry nine goals this campaign, with only two on the road. This is one of the safest shutout prospect imaginable.

Omar Alderete, Sunderland, £4m – vs Leeds (H).

Despite the Yorkshire club's improved goalscoring upturn – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

This would secure a third in a row , with the Paraguayan defender becoming a prime low-cost defender option. You can select him confidently in most games, due to his consistent defensive contribution returns.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a bigger part for Old Trafford in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro out injured.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team registered the highest xG statistically by over three goals – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United side that has not excelled on the road – with just one win in their last seven.

The former Chelsea man is likely to inherit a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and could operate in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is due a significant score and a home match versus the struggling Wolves presenting an ideal scenario for that to happen.

He has posted points in three of his last four games – a pair of assists and one defensive contribution performance.

In that period he's made 10 chances, a team-high among all his teammates, and his xG totals 0.88.

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

With 30 points in two games, the midfielder's hot streak is impossible to ignore.

He is Villa's talisman, with an ability to scoring a goal with half a yard of room inside the area.

An away trip to Chelsea may appear a difficult proposition, the Birmingham club have won there on two occasions in the past three seasons.

Forwards

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

Because of his fixture, a lack of rivalry for a starting spot, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul over three matches, the French striker gets the captaincy for this round.

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

It is unthinkable to omitting the Norwegian goal machine, although because he has a tougher fixture on the road in this round, I'm willing to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m