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How many Liverpool selections might you accommodate into your team this week?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , featuring a red-hot attacker in Hugo Ekitike preparing for a fixture with Wolves who are heading towards a historically poor Premier League seasons on record.

Should you have retained some of your AFCON free transfers and have the cash to spend following the injury to the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, in that case Liverpool options ought to be the primary focus.

The ideal squad is chosen based on latest FPL valuations to comply with a £100m spending limit, simulating using a Free Hit.

A Look Back at The Previous Selection?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the productive duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike led the selection to a respectable score – enhanced by a 10-point contribution from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

The Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Keeper & Defenders

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

The North London side's backline suffered a brief dip after the absence of their Brazilian defender, but they have recorded two clean sheets over their last four matches , boasting 9 already with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in only three fixtures at the Emirates campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a unexpected header from Wolves' attacker.

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

We're opting for a three-pronged from the Gunners' defence.

As well as being the best defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they take on a Brighton team that has failed to score in their past two matches.

The South Coast club have only managed 9 goals across eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender continues to be a solid choice every week , with more goal threat since returning to the full-back role.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, featuring two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love six Liverpool assets for this fixture if possible.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank for the 10th time in 17 games during Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

They have only managed 9 goals in total, including two away from home. This is a very secure clean sheet opportunity available.

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

Despite Leeds United's improved goalscoring upturn – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark their third in a row and the Paraguayan defender becoming a prime low-cost defensive pick. You can select him regularly across many fixtures, given his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount is expected to take on a bigger role for Manchester United over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the best expected goals (xG) statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United side who have been poor in away matches – managing one win in their last seven.

The former Chelsea man may inherit a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially operate as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is poised for a significant score and a fixture at Anfield versus the struggling Wolves being a perfect time for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns across his last four games – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, while his xG stands at 0.88.

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

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

He is Villa's main goal threat, with an ability to scoring a goal from minimal space in the box.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a challenging assignment, the Birmingham club have won there on two occasions in recent years.

Strikers

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

Due to his fixture, having no competition for his place, coupled with notched five goals over three matches, the French striker gets the captaincy this week.

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

It is unthinkable to omitting Haaland, although with him having a tougher fixture on the road in this round, the choice is to look elsewhere for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m