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How many Liverpool players are you able to squeeze into your lineup this week?

The Merseyside club have notched back-to-back wins , featuring a red-hot attacker in their French frontman preparing for a encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are on course for one of the worst Premier League campaigns on record.

Should you have held onto a few of your AFCON free transfers , and possess the cash to spend by replacing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, then Liverpool options ought to be the primary focus.

This team of the week is constructed using current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m cap, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Our Recent Team?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman propelled the team to a solid 82 points – enhanced by a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

The North London side's backline had a slight stumble in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, however, they've kept two clean sheets in their past four and have 9 so far before half the season completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in just a handful of matches at home campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a long-range strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a surprise goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple selection on the Arsenal defence.

Not only are they the top defence in the game, recording shutouts in more than half of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has drawn a blank in their past two matches.

The South Coast club have a mere 9 strikes from eight fixtures away from home.

Timber remains a steady pick each gameweek , with greater goal threat operating as right-back.

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

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

Managers would love half a dozen Anfield players for this fixture if possible.

Wolves drew another blank once again so far during Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

The Midlands side have a paltry 9 goals all season, including two away from home. That makes this as safe a shutout bet imaginable.

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

Despite Leeds United's recent goalscoring upturn – and the form of their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark a third consecutive , with Alderete is cementing himself as the best value defender option. Managers can start him with assurance across many fixtures, due to his potential for defensive contribution returns.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a significant responsibility for Manchester United in the next few games, following Bruno Fernandes out injured.

Recently, Erik ten Hag's team registered the highest expected goals (xG) in the league by a comfortable distance – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle side who have been poor in away matches – with just one win from seven attempts.

Mount could well inherit a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, notably on set-pieces, potentially feature in the number 10 role.

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

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

He has posted points in three of four recent fixtures – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

In that period he has created 10 chances, the most of any his teammates, and his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points over two matches, Rogers' form demands attention.

He is Aston Villa's talisman, with an ability to creating a strike from minimal space in the box.

An away trip to Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious there on two occasions in 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 a starting spot, coupled with notched a five-goal haul in three games, Ekitike receives the captain's armband for this round.

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

There's no benching Haaland, although because he has a tricky away game in this round, we are opting to pass over him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m