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What number of The Reds assets can you squeeze into your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have notched back-to-back wins , featuring a red-hot striker in Hugo Ekitike preparing for a encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers that are tracking for one of the worst Premier League campaigns on record.

If you've retained a portion of your AFCON free transfers , with the budget to upgrade following the injury to the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, in that case assets from Anfield options ought to be the main consideration.

The ideal squad is chosen using latest FPL valuations to fit within a £100m spending limit, mirroring you were playing a one-week wildcard.

A Look Back at Last Week's Team?

Captain Manchester City's striker (32 points) , alongside the hot pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Liverpool's frontman guided the squad to a respectable 82 points – with a bonus a double-digit contribution from Fulham's defender from the replacements.

The FPL Selection for Matchday 18

Keeper and Defence

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

Arsenal's backline experienced a minor wobble after an injury to Gabriel, but they have secured two shutouts recently , boasting nine already with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in all but three matches at home campaign. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Richarlison , plus a unexpected goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a triple selection from the Gunners' backline.

As well as being the top defensive unit statistically, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they face a Brighton side who have not found the net in their past two outings.

Brighton have only managed nine goals in eight matches on the road.

Timber remains a reliable option every week and has more attacking upside since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points in four consecutive appearances, which included two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love six Liverpool assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves were shut out for the 10th time in 17 games during Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

The Midlands side have a paltry 9 strikes in total, including a couple away from home. It represents as safe a clean sheet opportunity imaginable.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's improved goalscoring upturn – including the performances of their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light shutout at home.

It would be a third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as an outstanding low-cost defender option. You can start him confidently in most games, thanks to his regular defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount should play a significant part for Manchester United over the coming fixtures, with Bruno Fernandes being sidelined.

Recently, Erik ten Hag's team boast the best expected goals (xG) statistically by a comfortable distance – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United team who have not excelled on the road – with just one win from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man is likely to assume a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, especially from dead-ball situations, and might operate as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a major point return and a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves being the prime time for it.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three out of his last four fixtures – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

Over that time his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, while his xG totals 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He is Aston Villa's main goal threat, who can scoring a goal from the smallest room inside the area.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a tough assignment, the Birmingham club have won at that ground on two occasions in recent years.

Forwards

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

Due to his fixture, a lack of rivalry for his place, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul in three games, the French striker earns the double-points role for this round.

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

It is unthinkable to omitting the Norwegian goal machine, but with him having a tricky fixture on the road this week, I'm willing to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m