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The quantity of Liverpool selections are you able to squeeze in your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off two consecutive victories , with a red-hot forward in Hugo Ekitike going into a encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers currently on course for a historically poor Premier League campaigns in history.

If you've held onto a few of your AFCON wildcards , and possess the budget to upgrade following the injury to the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, then assets from Anfield players ought to be your top priority.

The ideal squad is constructed using latest FPL valuations to stay under a 100 million pound cap, mirroring you were playing a one-week wildcard.

How Did Last Week's Selection?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) and the hot pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman propelled the team to a handsome total – supplemented by a double-digit cameo from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

This Week's FPL Selection for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence suffered a minor wobble following the absence of their Brazilian defender, but they have recorded two shutouts in their past four , with nine already before the campaign's midpoint played.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in just a handful of matches at home this season. Those goals came from Erling Haaland, a spectacular strike from Richarlison , plus a unexpected goal from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a triple-up on the Arsenal defence.

As well as being the top defence in FPL, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they host a Brighton team that has failed to score in their last two games.

Brighton have a mere nine strikes across eight away games.

Timber continues to be a reliable pick each gameweek , with greater offensive potential since returning to the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected defensive contribution points in four consecutive appearances, including a pair of shutouts.

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

One could select six Anfield assets this week if allowed.

Wolves failed to score for the tenth occasion this season in a recent two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

They have scored just 9 goals in total, including a couple away from home. This is as safe a clean sheet opportunity imaginable.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – the pick is a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

This would secure a third in a row and Alderete becoming a prime value defender option. You can select him confidently across many fixtures, given his potential for 'defcon' returns.

Midfield

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

Mount is expected to take on a key role at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, due to Bruno Fernandes out injured.

In their last three matches, Erik ten Hag's team boast the best xG across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United side who have been poor in away matches – managing one win in seven.

Mount could well inherit a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and could play as an attacking midfielder.

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

The German playmaker is on the verge of a major point return , with a home match against the struggling Wolves representing an ideal scenario for that to happen.

He has registered attacking returns in three of his last four fixtures – two assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

During that spell he's made 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, while his xG stands at 0.88.

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

With 30 points over two matches, Rogers' form is impossible to ignore.

He is Aston Villa's main goal threat, who can producing a strike with the smallest space inside the area.

A fixture to Chelsea might seem a tough assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground on two occasions in the past three seasons.

Forwards

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

Because of his fixture, a lack of competition for a starting spot, and having scored a five-goal haul in three games, the French striker gets the captaincy for this round.

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

There's no omitting the Norwegian goal machine, although because he has a tougher away game this week, the choice is to look elsewhere for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m