Captain Ekitike along with a Triple Gunners Backline – The FPL Squad for the Round

The quantity of The Reds players are you able to squeeze into your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have secured back-to-back wins , featuring a red-hot forward in their French frontman preparing for a clash with Wolves currently heading towards an abysmal top-flight seasons in history.

If you've kept some of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , with the funds to upgrade by replacing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, then assets from Anfield players ought to be the main consideration.

The team of the week is constructed using current Fantasy Premier League prices to stay under a 100 million pound spending limit, simulating you were playing a Free Hit.

How Did Last Week's Squad?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) and the hot pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike led the team to a handsome score – supplemented by a 10-point performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The Fantasy Premier League Selection for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence suffered a slight stumble following the absence of Gabriel, however, they've recorded two shutouts in their past four , with nine already with not even half the season completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in all but three matches at home campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range effort from Tottenham's forward and a late header from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a three-pronged from the Gunners' defence.

Not only are they the strongest defence in the game, with a clean sheet in the majority of their fixtures, they face a Brighton team who have not found the net in their last two games.

The South Coast club have scored just nine strikes in eight fixtures away from home.

Timber is a reliable option every week , with more attacking upside now he is the full-back role.

Hincapie has registered defensive contribution points over his last four starts, including a pair of shutouts.

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

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

Wolves were shut out for the 10th time so far during Saturday's 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

They have only managed 9 strikes in total, with only a couple away from home. That makes this as safe a clean sheet prospect possible.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

That would mark their third in a row , with the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as a prime value defensive pick. You can field him confidently across many fixtures, due to his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a key responsibility for Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro out injured.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the greatest expected goals (xG) statistically by over three goals – 8.78 against the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

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

Mount could well assume many of Fernandes' playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and could operate in the number 10 role.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a significant score and a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves representing a perfect opportunity for that to happen.

He has delivered returns in three of his past four games – a pair of assists plus a defensive contribution display.

In that period he has created 10 chances, a team-high of any his teammates, and his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He's Aston Villa's key attacker, with an ability to producing a goal with half a yard of space in the box.

A fixture at Chelsea may appear a tough proposition, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground on two occasions in the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with scored five goals over three matches, Ekitike gets the captaincy this week.

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

One cannot consider dropping Haaland, although because he has a tricky away game this week, the choice is to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m