Skipper Ekitike and a Three-Pronged Gunners Backline – The FPL Team of the Week

How many Liverpool players might you accommodate inside your squad for this round?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins , with a in-form striker in their French frontman going into a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are tracking for an abysmal top-flight seasons in history.

For managers who kept a few of your AFCON wildcards and have the budget to reinvest following the injury to the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, consequently assets from Anfield picks must be the main consideration.

This weekly selection is constructed using current Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a £100m cap, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

A Look Back at Our Recent Selection?

Skipper Erling Haaland (a huge score) and the in-form duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman propelled the selection to a handsome 82 points – enhanced by a 10-point contribution from Fulham's defender off the bench.

Our FPL Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper & Defenders

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

The North London side's defence suffered a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, yet they've secured two clean sheets in their past four and have 9 so far with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three home games this season. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a late goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple-up on the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the best defensive unit in FPL, recording shutouts in more than half of their matches, they host a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has not found the net in their last two outings.

The South Coast club have a mere 9 goals across eight fixtures away from home.

Timber continues to be a solid option each gameweek , with more goal threat since returning to right-back.

The Ecuadorian has collected defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, which included two clean sheets.

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

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

Wolves failed to score for the tenth occasion this season in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes in total, with only a couple away from home. It represents a very secure shutout opportunity possible.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's better offensive form – highlighted by their striker – we're selecting a Sunderland shutout at home.

This would secure their third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as a prime budget defensive pick. Managers can start him confidently across many fixtures, thanks to his potential for 'defcon' returns.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a bigger role for Manchester United in the next few games, following Bruno Fernandes being sidelined.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team registered the best xG across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United side that has struggled in away matches – with just a single victory in seven.

Mount is likely to assume a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, notably from dead-ball situations, and could feature behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a significant score , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves representing the prime scenario for that to happen.

Wirtz has posted points in three out of his last four games – a pair of assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

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

Morgan Rogers, Villa, £7.2m – vs Chelsea (A).

Boasting 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' form cannot be overlooked.

He is Villa's main goal threat, who can producing a goal with the smallest space in the box.

An away trip at Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a tough proposition, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground on two occasions in the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no rivalry for his place, and having bagged five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the captain's armband this week.

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

There's no dropping Haaland, but because he has a more difficult away game this week, I'm willing to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m