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How many Liverpool selections can you accommodate into your team for this round?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins , with a in-form striker in Hugo Ekitike going into a clash with Wolves currently tracking for an abysmal Premier League campaigns in history.

For managers who held onto a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers and have the cash to spend following the injury to the injured Manchester United's playmaker, consequently Liverpool options should be the main consideration.

The weekly selection is chosen using current FPL prices to stay under a £100m cap, as if using a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Selection?

Captain Manchester City's striker (32 points) , combined with the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike propelled the team to a respectable score – enhanced by a double-digit cameo from Antonee Robinson as a substitute.

Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline suffered a brief dip after an injury to Gabriel, but they have kept two shutouts in their past four , with 9 already with less than half the season gone.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in only three home games this season. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a unexpected header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

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

As well as being the best defensive unit statistically, with a clean sheet in over 50% of their matches, they host a Brighton team who have drawn a blank in two consecutive games.

Brighton have scored just 9 strikes in eight away games.

The Dutch defender is a reliable choice every week , with more offensive potential operating as the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has collected 'defcon' points over his last four appearances, including two clean sheets.

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

Managers would love six Anfield players for this fixture if possible.

Wolves were shut out for the tenth occasion so far in a recent two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just 9 goals this campaign, including a couple on the road. That makes this one of the safest clean sheet bet available.

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

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's improved goalscoring upturn – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark their third in a row and Alderete becoming an outstanding budget defender option. Managers can field him regularly in most games, due to his consistent 'defcon' returns.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a bigger role at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, due to Bruno Fernandes suffering an injury.

In their last three matches, United have generated the highest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds' 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United side that has struggled in away matches – with just one win in their last seven.

Mount could well assume many of Fernandes' playmaking duties, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially feature behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is due a big haul , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves representing the prime time for that to happen.

He has posted points in three of four recent games – two assists plus a 'defcon' performance.

During that spell his chance creation stands at 10 chances, a team-high among all his teammates, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' hot streak is impossible to ignore.

He is Villa's talisman, capable of producing a strike with half a yard of space inside the area.

A fixture at Stamford Bridge might seem a tough proposition, the Birmingham club have won there twice during the past three seasons.

Forwards

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

Because of facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of competition for a starting spot, and having scored a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike earns the double-points role for this round.

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

There's no dropping Haaland, but because he has a tougher fixture on the road this week, we are opting to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m