Captain Hugo Ekitike along with a Triple Gunners Backline – The FPL Squad for the Round

The quantity of The Reds selections might you accommodate in your squad this week?

The Merseyside club have notched a pair of triumphs and boast a sizzling forward in their French frontman preparing for a clash with a struggling Wolves side currently on course for an abysmal Premier League campaigns on record.

For managers who retained a portion of your AFCON transfers , and possess the funds to reinvest by replacing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, then assets from Anfield players must be your top priority.

This weekly selection is assembled according to current FPL valuations to stay under a 100 million pound spending limit, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit chip.

How Did The Previous Squad?

Captain Manchester City's striker (32 points) , combined with the productive duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Liverpool's frontman guided the team to a respectable score – supplemented by a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Selection for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper and Defence

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

Arsenal's backline suffered a brief dip following the absence of Gabriel, yet they've recorded two clean sheets over their last four matches and have 9 already with less than half the season gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in just a handful of home games campaign. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a spectacular strike from Tottenham's forward and a unexpected header from Wolves' attacker.

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

We're opting for a three-pronged on the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the strongest defensive unit in FPL, recording shutouts in more than half of their fixtures, they host a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have failed to score in their last two matches.

The South Coast club have scored just nine strikes across eight matches on the road.

Timber continues to be a solid option every week and has greater goal threat since returning to the full-back role.

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

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

I'd pick six Liverpool assets for this fixture if possible.

Gary O'Neil's team were shut out for the 10th time in 17 games in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes all season, with only two on the road. That makes this one of the safest clean sheet bet imaginable.

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

Even with Leeds United's improved goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – the pick is a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

That would mark a third consecutive and Alderete becoming a prime low-cost defensive pick. You can field him with assurance across many fixtures, thanks to his consistent defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder will likely assume a significant part at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United registered the best xG statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds' 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle team that has struggled on the road – with just one win from seven attempts.

Mount may take over a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, particularly on set-pieces, potentially play behind the striker.

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

Wirtz is poised for a big haul and a home match against the struggling Wolves representing the prime opportunity for it.

Wirtz has delivered returns in three out of his last four games – two assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

During that spell he has created 10 chances, the most of any his teammates, and his expected goals is 0.88.

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

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

He is Villa's key attacker, who can creating a strike with the smallest room in the box.

An away trip to Chelsea might seem a difficult assignment, but Villa have won at that ground twice during recent years.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, having no competition for his place, coupled with scored five goals over three matches, the French striker receives the captain's armband this week.

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

There's no omitting Haaland, however with him having a more difficult away game in this round, we are opting to look elsewhere for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m