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The quantity of Liverpool selections are you able to accommodate into your squad this week?

The Merseyside club have notched a pair of triumphs , featuring a red-hot forward in Hugo Ekitike preparing for a clash with a struggling Wolves side currently tracking for an abysmal top-flight seasons ever.

Should you have retained some of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , and possess the funds to upgrade after losing the injured Bruno Fernandes, consequently Liverpool picks ought to be the main consideration.

This team of the week is assembled based on current FPL costs to comply with a 100 million pound cap, simulating you were playing a Free Hit chip.

A Look Back at The Previous Team?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) and the hot duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman led the team to a respectable 82 points – supplemented by a 10-point contribution from Fulham's defender off the bench.

The Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Keeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence had a slight stumble after an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have secured two clean sheets recently , with nine so far with less than half the season played.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three home games this season. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a surprise header from Wolves' attacker.

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

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

They are the strongest defensive unit in FPL, with a clean sheet in over 50% of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has drawn a blank in their past two matches.

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

Timber remains a reliable pick each gameweek , possessing increased goal threat operating as the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected defensive contribution points in his past four appearances, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

One could select six Liverpool players for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves drew another blank once again this season in a recent two-nil home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes this campaign, with only two on the road. This is one of the safest clean sheet bet imaginable.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – and the form of their striker – the pick is a Stadium of Light shutout at home.

This would secure their third in a row , with Alderete becoming a prime value defender option. You can field him confidently across many fixtures, thanks to his consistent 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount will likely assume a significant part at Old Trafford in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United boast the greatest xG across the Premier League by a significant margin – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds' 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United team who have not excelled on the road – managing one win in their last seven.

Mount is likely to take over a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, notably on set-pieces, and could play in the number 10 role.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a big haul , with a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves presenting an ideal scenario for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three of four recent fixtures – a pair of assists and one defensive contribution performance.

Over that time he has created 10 chances, the most among all his teammates, while his xG is 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points across two gameweeks, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's talisman, with an ability to creating a strike with half a yard of room inside the area.

An away trip to Chelsea may appear a challenging assignment, but Villa have emerged victorious at that ground in two of the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for his place, coupled with notched five goals over three matches, the French striker receives the captain's armband this week.

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

There's no dropping Haaland, however because he has a tougher fixture on the road in this round, the choice is to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m