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What number of The Reds assets can you accommodate in your team for this round?

The Merseyside club are coming off two consecutive victories , featuring a red-hot striker in their French frontman going into a encounter with Wolves currently tracking for an abysmal top-flight seasons ever.

If you've retained a few of your AFCON free transfers , with the cash to spend after losing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, in that case Liverpool options must be the main consideration.

The weekly selection is constructed using current Fantasy Premier League valuations to fit within a 100 million pound cap, mirroring using a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Our Recent Squad?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) , alongside the in-form pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike led the team to a solid total – supplemented by a 10-point performance from Antonee Robinson as a substitute.

The FPL Selection for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline suffered a brief dip following the absence of Gabriel, however, they've kept two clean sheets over their last four matches and have 9 so far before half the season completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three fixtures at the Emirates campaign. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a long-range effort from Tottenham's forward and a surprise header from Wolves' attacker.

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

This week features a three-pronged from the Arsenal backline.

They are the top defensive unit in FPL, recording shutouts in over 50% of their matches, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's side that has failed to score in their past two outings.

Brighton have scored just nine strikes from eight matches on the road.

Timber remains a steady choice each gameweek , with increased attacking upside since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has registered 'defcon' points in four consecutive starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Anfield assets for this fixture if possible.

Gary O'Neil's team failed to score for the 10th time in 17 games in Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have only managed 9 strikes in total, including a couple on the road. It represents a very secure shutout prospect available.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's improved offensive form – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

It would be their third consecutive , with Alderete becoming the best budget defensive pick. Managers can field him with assurance across many fixtures, due to his potential for 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount will likely assume a bigger part for Manchester United in the next few games, with Bruno Fernandes suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, United registered the best expected goals (xG) statistically by a comfortable distance – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United side who have been poor in away matches – with just one win in their last seven.

Mount could well take over many of the injured star's playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and might play as an attacking midfielder.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a major point return , with a fixture at Anfield against Wolves representing an ideal opportunity for it.

Wirtz has delivered returns across his last four games – two assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

Over that time his chance creation stands at 10 chances, a team-high of any Liverpool, and his expected goals is 0.88.

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

With 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' hot streak demands attention.

He is Aston Villa's talisman, capable of creating a strike from the smallest room in the box.

A fixture to Chelsea could be viewed as a challenging proposition, but Villa have won at that ground twice during the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, and having notched five goals in three games, the French striker gets the captain's armband for this round.

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

One cannot consider omitting Haaland, but with him having a tricky away game in this round, the choice is to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m