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What number of Liverpool players can you accommodate in your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off a pair of triumphs , featuring a in-form forward in Hugo Ekitike going into a clash with Wolves currently heading towards a historically poor Premier League campaigns in history.

For managers who held onto some of your Africa Cup of Nations wildcards , with the cash to upgrade following the injury to the injured Bruno Fernandes, consequently Liverpool players ought to be your top priority.

The team of the week is assembled using latest Fantasy Premier League prices to fit within a 100 million pound cap, simulating activating a Free Hit chip.

A Look Back at The Previous Selection?

Skipper Erling Haaland (a huge score) and the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike led the selection to a solid score – supplemented by a double-digit contribution from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper and Defence

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

Arsenal's defence suffered a brief dip following an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have recorded two clean sheets in their past four and have 9 to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in only three matches at home campaign. The strikes they conceded came from a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Tottenham's forward and a late goal from Wolves' attacker.

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

This week features a three-pronged from the Arsenal defence.

They are the top defence statistically, recording shutouts in the majority of their fixtures, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's side that has not found the net in two consecutive outings.

Brighton have scored just nine goals from eight away games.

Timber is a reliable option each gameweek and has more offensive potential since returning to right-back.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points over his last four starts, including a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool players this week if the rules permitted.

Wolves drew another blank once again in 17 games in Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have scored just 9 goals all season, with only two on the road. It represents as safe a shutout opportunity possible.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

This would secure a third in a row , with Alderete becoming an outstanding low-cost defensive pick. You can start him confidently across many fixtures, given his regular defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

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

Mount will likely assume a significant part for Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

In their last three matches, United registered the greatest xG statistically by over three goals – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle team who have not excelled in away matches – with just one win from seven attempts.

Mount could well assume many of the injured star's playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and might play behind the striker.

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

Wirtz is poised for a major point return , with a home match against the struggling Wolves presenting an ideal scenario for that to happen.

Wirtz has posted points across four recent fixtures – two assists plus a 'defcon' display.

Over that time his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the highest of any his teammates, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's hot streak demands attention.

He's Aston Villa's key attacker, who can scoring a strike with minimal room in the box.

An away trip to Chelsea might seem a difficult proposition, but Villa have emerged victorious at that ground on two occasions in the past three seasons.

Forwards

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

Due to facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike earns the double-points role for this round.

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

There's no benching the Norwegian goal machine, although with him having a tricky fixture on the road in this round, I'm willing to pass over him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m