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How many Liverpool selections can you squeeze into your lineup this week?

Jurgen Klopp's side are coming off two consecutive victories , featuring a red-hot striker in their French frontman preparing for a fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers who are on course for an abysmal Premier League seasons ever.

Should you have held onto a portion of your AFCON transfers , and possess the cash to upgrade by replacing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, then Liverpool players must be your top priority.

This team of the week is constructed using current FPL prices to fit within a £100m cap, as if you were playing a Free Hit chip.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Selection?

Captain Erling Haaland (a huge score) , alongside the hot pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman guided the team to a handsome score – enhanced by a 10-point cameo from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The FPL Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Keeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline had a minor wobble in the wake of the absence of Gabriel, but they have kept two clean sheets in their past four , with 9 so far with not even half the season completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in all but three home games campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous effort from Richarlison , plus a surprise header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a triple-up on the Arsenal defence.

They are the strongest defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in over 50% of their fixtures, they host a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have not found the net in two consecutive matches.

The South Coast club have only managed 9 strikes from eight away games.

Timber is a solid choice every week , with increased attacking upside operating as right-back.

The Ecuadorian has earned defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, featuring two clean sheets.

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

I'd pick six Liverpool players for this fixture if allowed.

Wolves drew another blank for the tenth occasion in 17 games in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have scored just nine goals all season, including two away from home. This is a very secure shutout opportunity available.

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

Regardless of Leeds United's improved goalscoring upturn – including the performances of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

It would be a third consecutive , with Alderete establishing himself as a prime budget defender option. You can select him regularly across many fixtures, due to his potential for defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

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

Mount should play a key responsibility at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Over the past three games, United registered the greatest xG statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 against second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle team who have not excelled in away matches – with just a single victory in seven.

The former Chelsea man could well take over many of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, especially on set-pieces, potentially operate as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is due a major point return , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves representing the prime opportunity for it.

He has delivered returns across his past four fixtures – a pair of assists plus a 'defcon' display.

In that period he's made 10 chances, the most among all his teammates, and his expected goals totals 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's current form demands attention.

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

A fixture at Chelsea may appear 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).

Given his fixture, a lack of competition for a starting spot, coupled with scored five goals over three matches, Ekitike earns the captain's armband for this round.

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

One cannot consider omitting Haaland, however because he has a more difficult away game in this round, the choice is to bet against him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m