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The quantity of Liverpool selections might you squeeze in your team this week?

Jurgen Klopp's side have notched two consecutive victories , featuring a red-hot forward in Hugo Ekitike going into a encounter with a struggling Wolves side currently heading towards an abysmal top-flight seasons ever.

Should you have retained a portion of your AFCON free transfers and have the budget to upgrade following the injury to the injured Manchester United's playmaker, then Liverpool picks ought to be the primary focus.

This ideal squad is assembled based on latest Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a 100 million pound budget, simulating you were playing a one-week wildcard.

What Was the Performance of Our Recent Selection?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) , alongside the hot duo of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike propelled the squad to a handsome 82 points – with a bonus a 10-point contribution from Fulham's defender off the bench.

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

Keeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence had a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, however, they've kept two clean sheets in their past four and have 9 so far before half the season played.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in only three fixtures at the Emirates campaign. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a wondrous strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a late header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

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

As well as being the strongest defensive unit statistically, recording shutouts in more than half of their matches, they face a Brighton side who have failed to score in two consecutive matches.

The South Coast club have scored just nine strikes across eight away games.

Timber is a solid choice every week , possessing increased goal threat now he is the full-back role.

Hincapie has collected defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

Managers would love six Liverpool players for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Gary O'Neil's team failed to score for the 10th time this season in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have only managed 9 strikes this campaign, including a couple away from home. It represents a very secure clean sheet opportunity possible.

Omar Alderete, Sunderland, £4m – vs Leeds United (H).

Even with Leeds United's recent goalscoring upturn – and the form of their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

It would be their third in a row , with Alderete establishing himself as the best low-cost defensive pick. You can field him regularly in most games, given his potential for defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder should play a key role at Old Trafford in the next few games, due to their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Recently, United boast the highest xG in the league by a significant margin – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle United team that has been poor on the road – with just one win from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man may take over many of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, notably on set-pieces, and might feature in the number 10 role.

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

The German playmaker is on the verge of a big haul and a fixture at Anfield against Wolves presenting a perfect opportunity for it.

Wirtz has delivered returns in three of his past four fixtures – a pair of assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

During that spell he's made 10 chances, the most of any his teammates, while his xG is 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points in two games, Rogers' current form cannot be overlooked.

He's Villa's main goal threat, capable of scoring a strike with minimal room in the box.

An away trip to Chelsea may appear a challenging assignment, but Villa have won at that ground on two occasions in the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Because of his fixture, having no rivalry for his place, coupled with bagged five goals in three games, the French striker gets the captaincy this week.

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

There's no omitting Haaland, although with him having a tougher fixture on the road in this round, the choice is to look elsewhere for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m