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How many The Reds players can you accommodate into your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off two consecutive victories and boast a red-hot forward in Hugo Ekitike going into a fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are heading towards one of the worst Premier League seasons on record.

Should you have retained a few of your AFCON wildcards , and possess the cash to spend after losing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, consequently assets from Anfield players must be your top priority.

The team of the week is constructed based on latest Fantasy Premier League valuations to comply with a 100 million pound cap, mirroring using a Free Hit chip.

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Captain Manchester City's striker (32 points) , alongside the hot pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman propelled the selection to a respectable total – enhanced by a 10-point contribution from Antonee Robinson as a substitute.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Selection for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

The North London side's backline experienced a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, but they have kept two clean sheets over their last four matches , boasting nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in just a handful of matches at home this season. Those goals came from Erling Haaland, a long-range effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a surprise header from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a three-pronged from the Gunners' backline.

Not only are they the best defence in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their fixtures, they host a Brighton team who have not found the net in their last two games.

Brighton have scored just 9 strikes from eight away games.

The Dutch defender continues to be a solid option every week and has greater goal threat now he is right-back.

The Ecuadorian has registered 'defcon' points in four consecutive appearances, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

Managers would love half a dozen Liverpool players this week if the rules permitted.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank for the tenth occasion in 17 games during a recent two-nil home loss to Brentford.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes all season, including a couple away from home. That makes this one of the safest shutout opportunity available.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland clean sheet on home soil.

This would secure a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender becoming a prime value defensive pick. You can start him confidently across many fixtures, due to his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount is expected to take on a significant part for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, due to their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team registered the highest expected goals (xG) statistically by over three goals – 8.78 compared to the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United side who have struggled away from home – managing one win from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to assume a large share of the injured star's creative responsibilities, notably on set-pieces, and might feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is poised for a major point return and a home match versus Wolves being an ideal time for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns across four recent fixtures – two assists and one 'defcon' display.

Over that time he has created 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, while his expected goals is 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points in two games, Rogers' current form demands attention.

He is Aston Villa's key attacker, with an ability to scoring a goal with minimal room in the box.

A fixture to Chelsea might seem a difficult proposition, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground in two of the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, and having scored five goals in three games, the French striker gets the double-points role for this round.

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

One cannot consider benching Haaland, but with him having a more difficult fixture on the road this week, I'm willing to look elsewhere for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m