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How many Liverpool assets can you accommodate in your team this week?

The Merseyside club have secured two consecutive victories , featuring a sizzling forward in Hugo Ekitike ahead of a fixture with Wolves currently tracking for an abysmal top-flight campaigns in history.

Should you have retained a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations wildcards , with the budget to reinvest following the injury to the injured Manchester United's playmaker, then Liverpool options ought to be the primary focus.

This team of the week is chosen using current Fantasy Premier League costs to stay under a £100m budget, simulating using a one-week wildcard.

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Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the hot pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike propelled the squad to a respectable total – supplemented by a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

This Week's FPL Selection for Matchday 18

Keeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence suffered a minor wobble after an injury to their Brazilian defender, however, they've recorded two shutouts recently , with nine already with less than the campaign's midpoint completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in only three home games campaign. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range strike from Richarlison , plus a unexpected goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

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

They are the best defence statistically, with a clean sheet in more than half of their fixtures, they take on a Brighton team that has failed to score in their last two matches.

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

The Dutch defender is a solid choice every week and has greater offensive potential now he is the full-back role.

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

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

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

Gary O'Neil's team failed to score for the 10th time this season during a recent two-nil home loss to Brentford.

The Midlands side have only managed 9 strikes all season, with only two away from home. That makes this a very secure clean sheet opportunity possible.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Stadium of Light shutout on home soil.

That would mark a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender becoming the best value defensive pick. Managers can field him confidently across many fixtures, given his potential for defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount is expected to take on a significant responsibility at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, following Bruno Fernandes out injured.

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

They welcome a Newcastle United side who have struggled on the road – managing one win in their last seven.

Mount could well inherit a large share of the injured star's creative responsibilities, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a significant score and a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves being the prime scenario for it.

He has delivered returns across four recent games – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' performance.

Over that time he's made 10 chances, the most among all his teammates, while his expected goals totals 0.88.

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

With 30 points in two games, the midfielder's form demands attention.

He is Villa's key attacker, who can producing a strike with minimal space in the box.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge may appear a challenging proposition, but Villa have emerged victorious at that ground twice during the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with notched a five-goal haul over three matches, the French striker earns the captain's armband for this round.

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

It is unthinkable to omitting Haaland, however because he has a more difficult away game this week, I'm willing to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m