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How many Liverpool players are you able to fit inside your lineup for this round?

Jurgen Klopp's side are coming off back-to-back wins and boast a red-hot attacker in Hugo Ekitike going into a encounter with a struggling Wolves side who are on course for an abysmal Premier League campaigns ever.

Should you have held onto a portion of your AFCON transfers , with the funds to upgrade after losing the unavailable Manchester United's playmaker, then assets from Anfield picks must be the primary focus.

This weekly selection is assembled using present FPL valuations to comply with a £100m cap, mirroring using a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Squad?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a massive haul) , alongside the hot pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike guided the selection to a respectable 82 points – with a bonus a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The Fantasy Premier League Selection for the Upcoming Round

Keeper & Defence

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

Arsenal's defence experienced a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, yet they've secured two shutouts over their last four matches and have nine so far with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of home games this season. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range strike from Tottenham's forward and a unexpected goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

We're opting for a triple-up on the Gunners' defence.

As well as being the best defence in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team who have not found the net in their last two matches.

Brighton have only managed nine goals across eight fixtures away from home.

Timber is a reliable option each gameweek , possessing greater offensive potential now he is right-back.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, which included two clean sheets.

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

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

Gary O'Neil's team were shut out once again this season in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have only managed 9 strikes all season, with only two away from home. That makes this a very secure shutout prospect possible.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's better offensive form – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

This would secure their third in a row , with the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as the best budget defensive pick. You can start him with assurance across many fixtures, given his potential for defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

Mount should play a key role for Old Trafford in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Recently, United boast the best expected goals (xG) statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 against second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United team that has been poor in away matches – managing one win from seven attempts.

Mount could well assume many of Fernandes' playmaking duties, notably on set-pieces, potentially play behind the striker.

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

Wirtz is due a big haul and a home match against the struggling Wolves presenting the prime time for it.

Wirtz has delivered returns in three of his past four games – two assists plus a 'defcon' display.

During that spell he's made 10 chances, the highest of any his teammates, and his expected goals is 0.88.

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

With 30 points over two matches, Rogers' form is impossible to ignore.

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

An away trip at Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, but Villa have emerged victorious there in two of the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, a lack of competition for his place, coupled with scored five goals in three games, Ekitike receives the captaincy this week.

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

One cannot consider benching the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a tougher away game this week, the choice is to look elsewhere for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m