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How many Liverpool selections can you fit inside your squad for this round?

Jurgen Klopp's side have secured back-to-back wins , featuring a red-hot attacker in their French frontman preparing for a encounter with Wolves who are heading towards an abysmal Premier League campaigns in history.

Should you have held onto a few of your AFCON free transfers , with the cash to reinvest following the injury to the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, then assets from Anfield players should be your top priority.

This ideal squad is constructed using latest Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a 100 million pound cap, simulating activating a Free Hit chip.

What Was the Performance of The Previous Team?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman propelled the selection to a respectable score – supplemented by a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Keeper & Defenders

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

The North London side's defence experienced a minor wobble following an injury to their Brazilian defender, however, they've kept two clean sheets in their past four , boasting 9 to their name before half the season played.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in all but three matches at home this season. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a long-range strike from Richarlison , plus a late header from Wolves' attacker.

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

This week features a three-pronged on the Gunners' backline.

As well as being the strongest defensive unit in the game, recording shutouts in over 50% of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have not found the net in two consecutive matches.

Brighton have a mere 9 goals from eight away games.

Timber continues to be a solid pick each gameweek , possessing more attacking upside since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has collected 'defcon' points in four consecutive starts, including two clean sheets.

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

One could select half a dozen Anfield assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

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

The Midlands side have scored just nine goals this campaign, including a couple away from home. This is one of the safest shutout prospect imaginable.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's improved offensive form – and the form of their striker – I'm backing a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark a third in a row , with the Paraguayan defender becoming a prime low-cost defender option. You can start him regularly across many fixtures, due to his consistent defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount should play a bigger part at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, due to their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United have generated the highest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by a significant margin – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United side who have struggled away from home – managing one win in their last seven.

Mount could well inherit a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, notably from dead-ball situations, and could operate as an attacking midfielder.

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

The German playmaker is due a major point return and a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves being an ideal scenario for that to happen.

He has registered attacking returns in three out of his past four games – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' performance.

During that spell he has created 10 chances, the most of any his teammates, and his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

With 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' form is impossible to ignore.

He is Villa's talisman, capable of creating a goal from the smallest space in the box.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge might seem a tough assignment, the Birmingham club have won there in two of recent years.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, a lack of competition for his place, coupled with scored five goals over three matches, the French striker earns the captaincy for this round.

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

It is unthinkable to benching the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a tricky fixture on the road this week, I'm willing to bet against him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m