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The quantity of The Reds players can you fit inside your team for this round?

The Merseyside club are coming off a pair of triumphs and boast a in-form forward in their French frontman preparing for a encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers currently tracking for one of the worst top-flight campaigns in history.

Should you have kept a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , with the budget to upgrade by replacing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, then assets from Anfield options ought to be the primary focus.

This team of the week is constructed based on present FPL prices to fit within a 100 million pound spending limit, as if using a Free Hit chip.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Selection?

Skipper Erling Haaland (32 points) , combined with the in-form duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike propelled the team to a solid score – supplemented by a 10-point performance from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

The FPL Ideal Squad for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper and Defence

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

Arsenal's backline had a brief dip after an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have secured two shutouts over their last four matches , boasting 9 so far before the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in only three home games this season. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a long-range strike from Tottenham's forward and a surprise header from Wolves' attacker.

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

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

Not only are they the top defensive unit statistically, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they host a Brighton team that has failed to score in two consecutive matches.

The South Coast club have only managed 9 strikes from eight away games.

Timber is a reliable option every week , possessing increased attacking upside since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has registered defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, which included two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love six Anfield assets this week if allowed.

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

They have only managed 9 strikes in total, with only a couple on the road. That makes this as safe a clean sheet prospect possible.

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

Regardless of Leeds United's better offensive form – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

That would mark their third consecutive , with the Paraguayan defender becoming a prime low-cost defensive pick. Managers can start him regularly in most games, given his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount is expected to take on a key responsibility at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, due to their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United registered the highest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 against the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

They face a Newcastle team that has been poor in away matches – managing a single victory in seven.

Mount may assume a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, potentially play in the number 10 role.

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

The German playmaker is due a big haul and a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves being an ideal time for that to happen.

He has registered attacking returns in three of four recent games – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' display.

In that period he has created 10 chances, the highest among all his teammates, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points in two games, the midfielder's hot streak is impossible to ignore.

He's Aston Villa's talisman, capable of creating a strike from half a yard of space in the box.

A fixture to Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, but Villa have won at that ground in two of recent years.

Strikers

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

Due to facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for a starting spot, coupled with bagged five goals in three games, Ekitike receives the captaincy this week.

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

One cannot consider benching the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a tougher away game this week, we are opting to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m