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The quantity of Liverpool players are you able to squeeze inside your squad for this round?

Jurgen Klopp's side have secured back-to-back wins , with a sizzling attacker in their French frontman ahead of a fixture with a struggling Wolves side who are tracking for a historically poor top-flight seasons on record.

Should you have retained a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers and have the cash to upgrade following the injury to the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, then Liverpool options ought to be the primary focus.

This team of the week is chosen using latest FPL prices to comply with a £100m spending limit, simulating using a one-week wildcard.

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Captain Manchester City's striker (32 points) and the productive duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike led the team to a respectable total – supplemented by a double-digit contribution from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

The FPL Selection for Matchday 18

Keeper & Defence

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

Arsenal's defence experienced a slight stumble in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, yet they've recorded two clean sheets over their last four matches , boasting 9 to their name with less than the campaign's midpoint completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of fixtures at the Emirates campaign. Those goals came from Erling Haaland, a wondrous strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a unexpected goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a three-pronged on the Arsenal defence.

They are the best defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they take on a Brighton team who have not found the net in two consecutive games.

The South Coast club have scored just nine goals across eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender is a steady pick each gameweek , possessing more offensive potential operating as the full-back role.

Hincapie has registered defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, including two clean sheets.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool players this week if allowed.

Gary O'Neil's team were shut out for the tenth occasion in 17 games in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have only managed nine goals in total, with only a couple away from home. It represents a very secure shutout opportunity imaginable.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's better goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – the pick is a Sunderland shutout at home.

This would secure a third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as a prime value defender option. You can field him regularly in most games, due to his potential for defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount will likely assume a bigger responsibility for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, United registered the greatest 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 team that has struggled away from home – with just a single victory from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man may take over a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, potentially feature in the number 10 role.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a major point return and a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves being an ideal scenario for it.

Wirtz has posted points in three of four recent games – two assists and one 'defcon' display.

During that spell he's made 10 chances, the highest of any Liverpool, while his xG totals 0.88.

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

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

He's Aston Villa's main goal threat, with an ability to scoring a goal with the smallest space inside the area.

An away trip at Chelsea may appear a difficult assignment, but Villa have emerged victorious there in two of the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Because of facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for his place, and having bagged five goals over three matches, the French striker earns the captain's armband this week.

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

One cannot consider omitting the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a tricky fixture on the road in this round, the choice is to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m