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What number of Liverpool selections can you accommodate into your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , featuring a in-form striker in Hugo Ekitike going into a clash with Wolves who are tracking for a historically poor top-flight campaigns in history.

If you've held onto some of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers , and possess the cash to reinvest by replacing the injured Bruno Fernandes, consequently Liverpool picks ought to be the main consideration.

This weekly selection is assembled using latest Fantasy Premier League costs to fit within a £100m budget, mirroring using a one-week wildcard.

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Skipper Erling Haaland (a massive haul) and the hot duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Liverpool's frontman led the squad to a respectable total – with a bonus a double-digit contribution from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Selection for the Upcoming Round

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline experienced a slight stumble after an injury to Gabriel, but they have kept two shutouts over their last four matches , boasting nine already before the campaign's midpoint completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have let in goals in only three fixtures at the Emirates this season. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range effort from Richarlison and a late header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a three-pronged from the Arsenal backline.

Not only are they the best defensive unit in the game, with a clean sheet in more than half of their matches, they take on a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have failed to score in their past two outings.

The South Coast club have a mere 9 strikes in eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender is a reliable option every week and has greater attacking upside operating as right-back.

Hincapie has earned defensive contribution points over his last four starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

One could select six Liverpool assets for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves were shut out for the 10th time this season during Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have only managed 9 strikes all season, with only two on the road. That makes this as safe a shutout bet possible.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's recent offensive form – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Sunderland clean sheet at home.

This would secure their third consecutive , with the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as a prime value defensive pick. You can field him with assurance across many fixtures, due to his regular defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder is expected to take on a bigger role at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following Bruno Fernandes suffering an injury.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team boast the greatest expected goals (xG) in the league by a significant margin – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United team that has been poor on the road – with just a single victory from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man could well assume many of Fernandes' playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, potentially feature behind the striker.

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

The German playmaker is poised for a significant score , with a fixture at Anfield against the struggling Wolves being the prime time for it.

He has delivered returns across four recent games – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

Over that time his chance creation stands at 10 chances, a team-high of any Liverpool, and his xG stands at 0.88.

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

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

He's Villa's talisman, capable of producing a strike with minimal space in the box.

A fixture to Chelsea may appear a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground in two of recent years.

Strikers

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

Due to facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for his place, coupled with notched five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the double-points role this week.

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

There's no dropping Haaland, although because he has a tricky fixture on the road in this round, I'm willing to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m