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The quantity of Liverpool players can you accommodate into your lineup for this round?

Jurgen Klopp's side are coming off back-to-back wins , with a sizzling forward in their French frontman going into a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers currently on course for an abysmal Premier League campaigns in history.

If you've kept a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers and have the budget to reinvest following the injury to the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, in that case Liverpool picks should be the main consideration.

The team of the week is assembled based on present FPL costs to comply with a £100m spending limit, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

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Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , combined with the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike propelled the team to a respectable score – with a bonus a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

Our FPL Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Keeper & Defence

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

The North London side's backline experienced a brief dip after the absence of their Brazilian defender, yet they've kept two clean sheets recently and have nine already with less than the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three fixtures at the Emirates campaign. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a spectacular strike from Richarlison , plus a late goal from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a triple selection on the Gunners' backline.

As well as being the top defence statistically, with a clean sheet in the majority of their fixtures, they face a Brighton side who have failed to score in their past two games.

Brighton have scored just nine strikes across eight away games.

The Dutch defender remains a reliable option each gameweek , with greater goal threat now he is right-back.

The Ecuadorian has collected defensive contribution points in four consecutive appearances, which included a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves were shut out for the tenth occasion in 17 games in a recent two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

They have scored just nine goals in total, with only a couple away from home. It represents one of the safest clean sheet bet available.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

That would mark a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as a prime budget defender option. You can start him with assurance in most games, given his potential for defensive contribution points.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a significant responsibility at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

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

Their opponents are a Newcastle team that has not excelled away from home – with just one win in seven.

The former Chelsea man may inherit many of the injured star's playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and could feature behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a major point return and a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves presenting the prime opportunity for it.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns across his past four games – two assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Aston 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, who can creating a goal from the smallest room inside the area.

A fixture at Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a tough assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground twice during the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, a lack of competition for a starting spot, and having bagged a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike earns the double-points role this week.

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

One cannot consider dropping Haaland, however with him having a tricky away game in this round, we are opting to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m