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The quantity of Liverpool players are you able to accommodate in your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins , featuring a in-form forward in their French frontman going into a encounter with Wolves currently heading towards a historically poor top-flight campaigns on record.

If you've held onto a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers and have the budget to spend after losing the injured Bruno Fernandes, consequently Liverpool options must be the main consideration.

This ideal squad is constructed using latest Fantasy Premier League valuations to stay under a 100 million pound budget, as if using a Free Hit chip.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Team?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the in-form pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman led the team to a solid 82 points – with a bonus a double-digit cameo from Fulham's defender from the replacements.

Our Fantasy Premier League Selection for Matchday 18

Keeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline experienced a brief dip in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, however, they've kept two shutouts recently and have 9 to their name before the campaign's midpoint completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in only three fixtures at the Emirates this season. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous strike from Richarlison , plus a late goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple-up on the Arsenal backline.

Not only are they the strongest defence in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they take on a Brighton team that has drawn a blank in their past two matches.

The South Coast club have scored just 9 strikes from eight away games.

The Dutch defender continues to be a solid option every week , with more attacking upside now he is the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected defensive contribution points over his last four appearances, featuring two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love half a dozen Liverpool players this week if allowed.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank once again this season in a recent 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

They have scored just nine goals this campaign, including a couple away from home. That makes this one of the safest shutout opportunity imaginable.

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

Regardless of Leeds United's better offensive form – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

This would secure a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as a prime budget defensive pick. You can field him regularly in most games, given his consistent 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder is expected to take on a bigger responsibility for Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following Bruno Fernandes out injured.

Over the past three games, United boast the highest xG in the league by a comfortable distance – 8.78 against second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

They face a Newcastle side that has been poor on the road – with just one win in their last seven.

Mount may inherit many of the injured star's creative responsibilities, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially play in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a significant score and a home match against the struggling Wolves representing an ideal time for that to happen.

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

During that spell he has created 10 chances, the most among all his teammates, while his xG totals 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' current form demands attention.

He's Villa's key attacker, who can scoring a goal from half a yard of room inside the area.

An away trip at Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have won there twice during recent years.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, having no competition for his place, coupled with bagged five goals over three matches, the French striker gets the double-points role this week.

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

One cannot consider dropping Haaland, however because he has a tougher away game this week, I'm willing to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m