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How many Liverpool players might you accommodate inside your team this week?

The Merseyside club have secured two consecutive victories and boast a in-form striker in Hugo Ekitike preparing for a encounter with a struggling Wolves side who are on course for one of the worst Premier League seasons ever.

For managers who kept a few of your Africa Cup of Nations free transfers , with the cash to spend after losing the injured Manchester United's playmaker, then assets from Anfield players ought to be the main consideration.

The weekly selection is constructed according to latest Fantasy Premier League costs to comply with a 100 million pound cap, as if you were playing a one-week wildcard.

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Skipper Manchester City's striker (a huge score) , combined with the in-form pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) plus Liverpool's frontman led the team to a solid 82 points – enhanced by a double-digit cameo from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

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Keeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence experienced a brief dip after the absence of their Brazilian defender, yet they've recorded two shutouts in their past four , boasting nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in all but three home games campaign. Those goals were scored by Erling Haaland, a long-range effort from Richarlison , plus a late goal from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a three-pronged on the Arsenal backline.

Not only are they the best defensive unit statistically, recording shutouts in the majority of their fixtures, they host a Roberto De Zerbi's side that has drawn a blank in their past two games.

Brighton have scored just 9 goals from eight away games.

Timber continues to be a solid pick each gameweek , with more offensive potential operating as right-back.

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

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool players for this fixture if the rules permitted.

Wolves failed to score once again in 17 games in a recent 2-0 home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes in total, including two on the road. This is as safe a clean sheet bet available.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's better goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – the pick is a Sunderland shutout at home.

That would mark a third in a row and Alderete establishing himself as the best low-cost defender option. Managers can field him confidently across many fixtures, due to his potential for 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder should play a significant responsibility at Old Trafford in the next few games, following their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Over the past three games, Erik ten Hag's team boast the highest xG across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle team that has struggled away from home – managing a single victory from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to inherit many of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and might feature as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is due a big haul and a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves presenting a perfect time for it.

Wirtz has posted points 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 Liverpool, and his expected goals totals 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, £7.2m – vs the Blues (A).

Boasting 30 points over two matches, Rogers' current form demands attention.

He's Aston Villa's main goal threat, who can scoring a goal with minimal room in the box.

An away trip to Chelsea may appear a difficult proposition, but Villa have won there twice during the past three seasons.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, a lack of competition for his place, and having notched five goals in three games, Ekitike earns the double-points role for this round.

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

One cannot consider benching Haaland, however with him having a more difficult fixture on the road this week, I'm willing to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m