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How many Liverpool selections are you able to fit in your lineup for this round?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins , featuring a sizzling attacker in their French frontman ahead of a encounter with a struggling Wolves side that are on course for a historically poor top-flight campaigns on record.

Should you have held onto a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , with the cash to spend after losing the injured Bruno Fernandes, consequently assets from Anfield picks ought to be the main consideration.

The ideal squad is assembled based on present FPL costs to stay under a 100 million pound cap, mirroring activating a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Selection?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , combined with the in-form duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman propelled the squad to a solid total – supplemented by a double-digit cameo from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

This Week's FPL Ideal Squad for Gameweek 18

Keeper & Defence

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

The North London side's defence had a minor wobble following the absence of their Brazilian defender, however, they've secured two shutouts over their last four matches , boasting nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in only three matches at home this season. Those goals came from a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous effort from Tottenham's forward and a late header from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a three-pronged from the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the top defensive unit in FPL, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's team who have drawn a blank in two consecutive games.

Brighton have scored just 9 goals from eight fixtures away from home.

Timber is a reliable pick every week and has more offensive potential now he is right-back.

Hincapie has registered 'defcon' points over his last four starts, including two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love half a dozen Anfield players this week if allowed.

Wolves drew another blank for the 10th time this season in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have scored just nine strikes all season, with only a couple on the road. That makes this one of the safest clean sheet prospect imaginable.

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

Regardless of Leeds United's improved offensive form – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

That would mark a third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as a prime value defender option. You can start him confidently across many fixtures, given his regular defensive contribution returns.

Midfield

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

The English midfielder will likely assume a key responsibility for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, following Bruno Fernandes out injured.

Over the past three games, United have generated the highest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by a comfortable distance – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United side who have struggled in away matches – managing a single victory from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to inherit a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, particularly on set-pieces, potentially play as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is due a big haul , with a home match against Wolves presenting an ideal opportunity for it.

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

During that spell he has created 10 chances, a team-high among all Liverpool, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points over two matches, Rogers' current form cannot be overlooked.

He is Villa's talisman, with an ability to creating a strike with minimal room inside the area.

An away trip at Stamford Bridge may appear a challenging assignment, but Villa have won at that ground on two occasions in recent years.

Forwards

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

Given his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, and having scored a five-goal haul over three matches, the French striker earns the captaincy for this round.

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

One cannot consider dropping Haaland, but with him having a tougher away game in this round, I'm willing to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m