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What number of Liverpool assets might you fit in your lineup this week?

The Merseyside club have notched back-to-back wins and boast a sizzling attacker in Hugo Ekitike ahead of a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers currently tracking for a historically poor top-flight seasons in history.

Should you have retained a portion of your AFCON wildcards , and possess the cash to reinvest by replacing the unavailable Manchester United's playmaker, in that case Liverpool players should be your top priority.

The team of the week is assembled according to current Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a 100 million pound spending limit, mirroring using a Free Hit chip.

A Look Back at Last Week's Selection?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , alongside the in-form duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike propelled the selection to a handsome 82 points – with a bonus a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The Fantasy Premier League Ideal Squad for Gameweek 18

Keeper and Defenders

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

The North London side's backline had a slight stumble in the wake of the absence of their Brazilian defender, however, they've kept two shutouts recently and have 9 so far with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of home games campaign. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a wondrous strike from Richarlison and a surprise header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple-up from the Arsenal defence.

Not only are they the best defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's side that has drawn a blank in their last two outings.

The South Coast club have a mere nine goals across eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender remains a reliable option each gameweek , possessing more attacking upside since returning to the full-back role.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points over his last four starts, which included two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love half a dozen Anfield assets this week if possible.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank for the 10th time in 17 games in Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

They have scored just 9 strikes in total, including a couple away from home. This is one of the safest clean sheet opportunity possible.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

It would be their third in a row and Alderete establishing himself as the best low-cost defender option. Managers can start him confidently across many fixtures, given his regular 'defcon' returns.

Midfielders

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

Mount is expected to take on a key responsibility at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro out injured.

Recently, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the best xG across the Premier League by a significant margin – 8.78 compared to the next best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle side that has struggled on the road – managing a single victory in seven.

Mount may inherit many of the injured star's creative responsibilities, notably from dead-ball situations, and could operate as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a significant score , with a home match against the struggling Wolves being a perfect time for it.

He has delivered returns in three out of his past four games – a pair of assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the most of any Liverpool, and his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

With 30 points across two gameweeks, the midfielder's current form demands attention.

He is Aston Villa's key attacker, who can creating a strike from minimal space inside the area.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge might seem a challenging assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground in two of the past three seasons.

Forwards

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

Given his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with bagged five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the double-points role this week.

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

It is unthinkable to dropping the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a more difficult away game in this round, I'm willing to pass over him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m