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The quantity of The Reds assets can you squeeze in your team this week?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , with a in-form striker in their French frontman preparing for a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers that are tracking for one of the worst Premier League seasons in history.

Should you have retained a portion of your AFCON free transfers , with the budget to upgrade by replacing the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, then Liverpool players ought to be your top priority.

This team of the week is assembled based on current FPL valuations to fit within a £100m spending limit, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

How Did The Previous Squad?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman led the team to a respectable 82 points – enhanced by a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Keeper and Defenders

David Raya, Arsenal, keeper, £6m – vs Brighton (H).

Arsenal's defence experienced a brief dip in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, yet they've secured two shutouts over their last four matches and have 9 so far with not even half the season gone.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in just a handful of fixtures at the Emirates campaign. Those goals came from a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Tottenham's forward and 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 from the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the best defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have drawn a blank in their past two games.

The South Coast club have scored just nine strikes across eight fixtures away from home.

The Dutch defender remains a steady option each gameweek and has more offensive potential now he is the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected defensive contribution points in his past four appearances, featuring two clean sheets.

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

One could select half a dozen Liverpool assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

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

The Midlands side have scored just 9 strikes in total, including two on the road. It represents one of the safest shutout bet imaginable.

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

Despite Leeds United's better offensive form – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

This would secure their third in a row and Alderete establishing himself as a prime budget defender option. You can start him regularly in most games, given his potential for 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

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

Mount will likely assume a key part for Old Trafford in the next few games, following Bruno Fernandes being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United boast the greatest expected goals (xG) in the league by a significant margin – 8.78 compared to the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United team that has been poor in away matches – managing one win from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man is likely to assume a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and might play behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a significant score , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves being the prime opportunity for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns across four recent games – a pair of assists and one defensive contribution display.

In that period he has created 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, and his xG is 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points across two gameweeks, the midfielder's current form cannot be overlooked.

He's Aston Villa's key attacker, capable of scoring a goal from minimal space inside the area.

An away trip at Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a challenging proposition, the Birmingham club have won there on two occasions in the last three campaigns.

Forwards

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

Given his fixture, a lack of competition for a starting spot, coupled with scored five goals over three matches, the French striker gets the captaincy this week.

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

There's no omitting Haaland, however because he has a more difficult away game in this round, I'm willing to bet against him with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m