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What number of The Reds assets can you accommodate into your squad this week?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , featuring a in-form striker in their French frontman preparing for a fixture with a struggling Wolves side currently heading towards an abysmal Premier League campaigns on record.

Should you have kept some of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , and possess the budget to reinvest following the injury to the unavailable Manchester United's playmaker, then Liverpool options should be the primary focus.

The ideal squad is constructed according to present Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a 100 million pound budget, as if activating a Free Hit.

How Did The Previous Selection?

Captain Erling Haaland (a huge score) , combined with the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike propelled the team to a solid total – with a bonus a 10-point performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The FPL Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline had a brief dip in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have recorded two clean sheets over their last four matches , with 9 so far with not even half the season gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in just a handful of matches at home campaign. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular effort from Richarlison and a surprise goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple-up on the Gunners' defence.

They are the top defensive unit in the game, recording shutouts in the majority of their matches, they take on a Brighton side that has drawn a blank in their past two games.

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

The Dutch defender continues to be a reliable pick each gameweek and has greater goal threat operating as the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has collected defensive contribution points in his past four appearances, which included a pair of shutouts.

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

One could select six Anfield assets for this fixture if allowed.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank once again so far in Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine goals this campaign, including a couple away from home. This is one of the safest shutout prospect imaginable.

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

Regardless of Leeds United's recent goalscoring upturn – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

This would secure a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as a prime budget defender option. You can select him confidently in most games, thanks to his consistent defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder will likely assume a significant part at Manchester United in the next few games, due to their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Recently, Erik ten Hag's team boast the best xG statistically by a comfortable distance – 8.78 against second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle side who have been poor away from home – managing a single victory in their last seven.

The former Chelsea man may assume a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and could play behind the striker.

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

Wirtz is due a big haul and a home match versus Wolves representing the prime scenario for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns across his last four games – two assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, while his xG totals 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points across two gameweeks, the midfielder's form demands attention.

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

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

Forwards

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

Due to facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with scored five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the captain's armband this week.

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

One cannot consider dropping Haaland, however because he has a tricky away game in this round, the choice is to look elsewhere for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m