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How many Liverpool players can you squeeze into your team for this round?

The Merseyside club have secured back-to-back wins , featuring a in-form attacker in their French frontman going into a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are heading towards a historically poor Premier League campaigns ever.

Should you have retained a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , and possess the cash to reinvest by replacing the injured Bruno Fernandes, then assets from Anfield options must be the main consideration.

The weekly selection is constructed using current Fantasy Premier League valuations to stay under a 100 million pound cap, simulating activating a one-week wildcard.

A Look Back at Our Recent Selection?

Captain Erling Haaland (a massive haul) and the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike guided the team to a solid 82 points – with a bonus a double-digit contribution from Fulham's defender off the bench.

Our FPL Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Keeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence had a minor wobble following an injury to Gabriel, yet they've kept two clean sheets over their last four matches and have nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of matches at home this season. Those goals came from Erling Haaland, a spectacular strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a late goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features 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 host a Brighton team that has failed to score in their past two games.

Brighton have scored just 9 goals in eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender continues to be a solid choice each gameweek , possessing more goal threat since returning to the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has collected 'defcon' points over his last four starts, including a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool assets for this fixture if possible.

Wolves failed to score for the 10th time in 17 games during a recent two-nil defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have a paltry nine goals all season, with only two on the road. It represents one of the safest clean sheet opportunity available.

Omar Alderete, the Black Cats, £4m – vs Leeds (H).

Even with the Yorkshire club's improved goalscoring upturn – and the form of their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light shutout on home soil.

That would mark a third consecutive , with Alderete is cementing himself as a prime low-cost defender option. You can start him with assurance across many fixtures, given his potential for defensive contribution returns.

Midfield

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

The English midfielder is expected to take on a key responsibility for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, due to Bruno Fernandes suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the best xG in the league by a significant margin – 8.78 against the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United team who have struggled on the road – with just a single victory in their last seven.

Mount is likely to take over a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially operate in the number 10 role.

Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8.1m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).

The German playmaker is on the verge of a major point return , with a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves presenting an ideal time for it.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three out of four recent fixtures – two assists and one defensive contribution display.

In that period 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 cannot be overlooked.

He's Villa's key attacker, with an ability to scoring a strike with minimal space inside the area.

An away trip to Chelsea could be viewed as a tough proposition, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground twice during recent years.

Strikers

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

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no competition for his place, and having notched five goals in three games, the French striker earns the double-points role this week.

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

One cannot consider dropping the Norwegian goal machine, although because he has a more difficult away game this week, the choice is to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m