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How many The Reds selections might you accommodate inside your team this week?

The Merseyside club have secured back-to-back wins and boast a in-form attacker in their French frontman preparing for a fixture with a struggling Wolves side that are on course for an abysmal top-flight campaigns on record.

Should you have retained a few of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers , with the funds to reinvest by replacing the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, in that case assets from Anfield options ought to be your top priority.

The weekly selection is chosen according to present Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a £100m cap, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

A Look Back at The Previous Selection?

Skipper Erling Haaland (32 points) , alongside the productive duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike guided the selection to a respectable score – enhanced by a double-digit contribution from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper & Defence

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

The North London side's backline suffered a brief dip in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, but they have secured two clean sheets recently , with 9 so far with less than the campaign's midpoint played.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in all but three matches at home campaign. The strikes they conceded came from a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a unexpected goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

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

As well as being the strongest defence in FPL, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they host a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has not found the net in their past two matches.

The South Coast club have scored just 9 goals from eight away games.

The Dutch defender is a steady pick each gameweek , possessing more offensive potential now he is right-back.

The Ecuadorian has registered 'defcon' points in his past four appearances, including a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick six Anfield players this week if possible.

Wolves were shut out for the 10th time in 17 games in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

They have a paltry nine goals all season, with only a couple on the road. This is one of the safest clean sheet opportunity imaginable.

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

Even with Leeds United's recent goalscoring upturn – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark a third in a row , with the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as the best value defender option. Managers can start him with assurance across many fixtures, thanks to his potential for 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount is expected to take on a bigger part for Old Trafford in the next few games, with their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Recently, 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 face a Newcastle side who have struggled away from home – managing a single victory in their last seven.

Mount may inherit a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly from dead-ball situations, and could operate behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is on the verge of a significant score and a home match against the struggling Wolves representing a perfect time for it.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three of four recent fixtures – a pair of assists and one defensive contribution performance.

During that spell he's made 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, and his expected goals is 0.88.

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

With 30 points in two games, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He is Aston Villa's talisman, with an ability to scoring a strike from half a yard of room inside the area.

An away trip at Chelsea may appear a challenging assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground in two of the last three campaigns.

Forwards

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

Due to his fixture, a lack of competition for his place, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike receives the captain's armband for this round.

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

It is unthinkable to benching Haaland, although because he has a more difficult fixture on the road this week, we are opting to look elsewhere for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m