Skipper Ekitike and a Three-Pronged Arsenal Defence – The FPL Team of the Week

The quantity of The Reds assets might you fit into your squad for this round?

The Merseyside club have notched two consecutive victories , featuring a red-hot forward in their French frontman preparing for a clash with Wolves currently heading towards a historically poor Premier League campaigns ever.

Should you have retained some of your AFCON free transfers , with the cash to reinvest following the injury to the unavailable Manchester United's playmaker, in that case assets from Anfield options ought to be the main consideration.

The ideal squad is chosen according to latest FPL prices to stay under a 100 million pound spending limit, mirroring you were playing a one-week wildcard.

A Look Back at Last Week's Squad?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a massive haul) , combined with the in-form duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike led the team to a solid total – with a bonus a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson as a substitute.

The FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Keeper & Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence had a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, yet they've secured two shutouts in their past four , boasting 9 to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in all but three home games this season. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range strike from Richarlison and a late goal from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a triple-up from the Arsenal backline.

They are the top defensive unit in FPL, recording shutouts in over 50% of their matches, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have failed to score in two consecutive outings.

Brighton have a mere 9 strikes in eight matches on the road.

Timber continues to be a reliable choice each gameweek and has more offensive potential operating as the full-back role.

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

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

Managers would love six Liverpool assets this week if the rules permitted.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank once again this season during a recent 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

The Midlands side have only managed 9 goals in total, with only a couple away from home. It represents one of the safest clean sheet opportunity possible.

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

Even with Leeds United's improved goalscoring upturn – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland shutout at home.

It would be a third in a row and the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as a prime budget defender option. Managers can field him with assurance across many fixtures, given his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a bigger role at Manchester United in the next few games, with Bruno Fernandes suffering an injury.

In their last three matches, United registered the best xG across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds' 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle team who have been poor on the road – with just one win in their last seven.

The former Chelsea man could well take over a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, notably on set-pieces, and could feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a significant score , with a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves presenting a perfect time for that to happen.

He has registered attacking returns in three out of four recent fixtures – two assists and one 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, a team-high of any his teammates, while his expected goals totals 0.88.

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

With 30 points across two gameweeks, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He's Aston Villa's talisman, with an ability to scoring a goal from half a yard of space in the box.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge might seem a challenging proposition, the Birmingham club have won at that ground twice during recent years.

Strikers

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

Due to his fixture, having no rivalry for a starting spot, coupled with notched a five-goal haul in three games, Ekitike earns the double-points role this week.

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

There's no dropping the Norwegian goal machine, but because he has a tougher away game this week, we are opting to bet against him with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m