Captain Ekitike along with a Three-Pronged Gunners Defence – The FPL Team of the Week
The quantity of The Reds selections might you squeeze into your squad this week?
Jurgen Klopp's side have notched two consecutive victories and boast a sizzling striker in their French frontman going into a encounter with a struggling Wolves side currently tracking for an abysmal Premier League campaigns ever.
Should you have retained a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers , with the funds to reinvest following the injury to the unavailable Manchester United's playmaker, in that case assets from Anfield players should be the primary focus.
The weekly selection is chosen using current Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a £100m cap, mirroring activating a Free Hit.
A Look Back at Our Recent Squad?
Skipper Erling Haaland (32 points) and the productive pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman guided the squad to a solid score – supplemented by a double-digit contribution from Antonee Robinson off the bench.
Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 18
Goalkeeper and Defenders
David Raya, the Gunners, keeper, £6m – vs Brighton (H).
The North London side's defence had a brief dip after an injury to Gabriel, however, they've recorded two clean sheets over their last four matches , boasting 9 already with less than the campaign's midpoint completed.
Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in only three fixtures at the Emirates this season. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a long-range effort from Tottenham's forward , plus a surprise header from Tolu Arokodare.
Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) and Piero Hincapie (£5.5m), Arsenal – vs Brighton (H).
We're opting for a triple selection on the Arsenal defence.
Not only are they the strongest defence statistically, recording shutouts in more than half of their matches, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has not found the net in their last two games.
The South Coast club have a mere nine strikes from eight matches on the road.
Timber is a solid option each gameweek , possessing greater attacking upside operating as the full-back role.
The Ecuadorian has collected 'defcon' points in four consecutive starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.
Virgil van Dijk, the Reds, £5.9m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).
Managers would love half a dozen Anfield players for this fixture if possible.
Wolves failed to score for the 10th time this season in a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.
The Midlands side have scored just 9 strikes all season, including a couple on the road. That makes this one of the safest clean sheet prospect available.
Omar Alderete, Sunderland, £4m – vs Leeds (H).
Regardless of the Yorkshire club's improved goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.
That would mark a third in a row and Alderete establishing himself as a prime budget defensive pick. You can select him confidently across many fixtures, given his regular 'defcon' points.
Midfielders
Mason Mount, United, £5.9m – vs Newcastle (H).
Mount is expected to take on a bigger responsibility for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.
Recently, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the highest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 against second-best Leeds' 5.68.
Their opponents are a Newcastle team that has not excelled away from home – with just a single victory in their last seven.
The former Chelsea man is likely to inherit a large share of Fernandes' playmaking duties, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially play as an attacking midfielder.
Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8.1m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).
Wirtz is due a major point return , with a fixture at Anfield against Wolves being the prime time for it.
He has delivered returns across four recent games – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.
In that period he's made 10 chances, the highest among all his teammates, while his expected goals is 0.88.
Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, £7.2m – vs the Blues (A).
With 30 points in two games, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.
He's Villa's talisman, capable of producing a strike with half a yard of room in the box.
An away trip to Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground in two of recent years.
Forwards
Hugo Ekitike (Captain), Liverpool, £8.9m – vs Wolves (H).
Because of facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for a starting spot, and having scored a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike gets the captaincy for this round.
Erling Haaland, City, £15.1m – vs Nottingham Forest (A).
One cannot consider benching the Norwegian goal machine, but because he has a more difficult fixture on the road this week, the choice is to look elsewhere for the armband.
Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m