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How many The Reds assets are you able to squeeze in your team this week?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins , featuring a sizzling forward in their French frontman going into a fixture with Wolves that are tracking for one of the worst top-flight seasons on record.

Should you have held onto a portion of your Africa Cup of Nations wildcards , with the budget to spend after losing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, consequently assets from Anfield players must be the primary focus.

The team of the week is assembled using present Fantasy Premier League costs to fit within a £100m spending limit, simulating using a Free Hit.

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Skipper Erling Haaland (32 points) and the productive pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike led the team to a handsome 82 points – enhanced by a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

Our Fantasy Premier League Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Keeper & Defence

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

The North London side's backline suffered a slight stumble in the wake of the absence of their Brazilian defender, however, they've kept two clean sheets in their past four , boasting nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in only three home games this season. The strikes they conceded came from a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a unexpected goal from Wolves' attacker.

Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) & Piero Hincapie (£5.5m), Arsenal – vs Brighton (H).

It's a triple-up on the Gunners' defence.

Not only are they the strongest defence in FPL, with a clean sheet in more than half of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team who have not found the net in their past two matches.

Brighton have only managed nine strikes across eight matches on the road.

Timber remains a solid option every week and has increased offensive potential now he is right-back.

Hincapie has registered 'defcon' points in his past four appearances, featuring two clean sheets.

Virgil van Dijk, the Reds, £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 Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

They have scored just nine goals all season, including two on the road. This is a very secure clean sheet bet imaginable.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's better goalscoring upturn – highlighted by their striker – I'm backing a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

That would mark their third in a row and Alderete is cementing himself as a prime low-cost defensive pick. You can select him with assurance in most games, thanks to his potential for defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

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

Mount is expected to take on a bigger responsibility at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, following their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Recently, United have generated the highest xG in the league by a significant margin – 8.78 against the next best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle team who have struggled on the road – with just a single victory from seven attempts.

The former Chelsea man is likely to take over many of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly on set-pieces, and could play as an attacking midfielder.

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

Wirtz is poised for a major point return , with a home match against the struggling Wolves being a perfect scenario for that to happen.

He has posted points in three of four recent fixtures – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

In that period he's made 10 chances, the highest among all Liverpool, while his expected goals totals 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points in two games, Rogers' hot streak is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's main goal threat, capable of scoring a goal with half a yard of room inside the area.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge might seem a tough 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).

Because of facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of competition for a starting spot, coupled with notched a five-goal haul in three games, the French striker earns the double-points role this week.

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

There's no omitting the Norwegian goal machine, although because he has a tougher fixture on the road in this round, we are opting to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m