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What number of Liverpool players can you fit into your team this week?

Jurgen Klopp's side are coming off back-to-back wins and boast a red-hot striker in their French frontman ahead of a encounter with a struggling Wolves side who are on course for an abysmal top-flight campaigns on record.

Should you have kept a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , and possess the cash to spend by replacing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, then assets from Anfield players must be the primary focus.

The team of the week is assembled according to current Fantasy Premier League prices to stay under a 100 million pound budget, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit chip.

A Look Back at Last Week's Team?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , combined with the in-form pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike led the selection to a handsome score – with a bonus a 10-point performance from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Ideal Squad for the Upcoming Round

Keeper and Defenders

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

The North London side's backline suffered a slight stumble in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, yet they've secured two clean sheets recently , boasting 9 so far with not even half the season played.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in all but three matches at home campaign. Those goals came from a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Richarlison and a unexpected header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a triple selection from the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the top defensive unit statistically, recording shutouts in over 50% of their fixtures, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's team who have drawn a blank in their last two outings.

The South Coast club have a mere nine goals in eight fixtures away from home.

The Dutch defender continues to be a reliable choice each gameweek , possessing more offensive potential operating as the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected 'defcon' points over his last four starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

Managers would love six Anfield assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves failed to score for the 10th time this season in Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have only managed nine goals all season, including a couple on the road. This is a very secure shutout prospect available.

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

Even with Leeds United's better goalscoring upturn – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark their third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as a prime value defensive pick. You can field him regularly across many fixtures, thanks to his consistent 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

The English midfielder should play a bigger part at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Recently, United registered the best xG across the Premier League by a comfortable distance – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United side who have not excelled on the road – managing a single victory in their last seven.

The former Chelsea man may take over many of the injured star's creative responsibilities, notably from dead-ball situations, and could feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a major point return , with a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves representing the prime opportunity for that to happen.

He has registered attacking returns in three out of his past four games – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

In that period he has created 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, and his expected goals totals 0.88.

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

With 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's form is impossible to ignore.

He is Aston Villa's key attacker, who can scoring a strike from the smallest room in the box.

A fixture to Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious there on two occasions in the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Due to his fixture, having no rivalry for a starting spot, and having scored a five-goal haul over three matches, the French striker gets the double-points role for this round.

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

One cannot consider dropping the Norwegian goal machine, although with him having a more difficult away game in this round, we are opting to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m