Here’s my fantasy premier league best defenders ”ones to watch” article for DGW34 complete with table so you can see the stats side by side. I’ve also made the narrative simpler by identifying the best attacking defender and the best cheapie defender. I’ve then put some further comments around it. I’ve covered all the DGW34 and DGW37 team
Fantasy premier league best defenders & Gks summary stats table
The first part of the table deals with the best overall defences. The next with the budget home rotation defences.
| Rank | Team | Home rank | Away rank | Goals Conceded | Clean Sheets | CS in last 5 games | In top FPL teams | Predicted CS to end of season |
| 1. | Man City | 3 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 15 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 10 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 6 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Team | Home rank | Away rank | Home GC | Home CS | Home CS in last 5 | In top FPL teams | Predicted Home CS |
| 1 | Stoke | 7 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Swansea | 14 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 16 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | WBA | 13 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hull | 16 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Key: Home and Away rank: My ranking of the defences. See my rating the defences article from the last gameweek
GC Goals conceded
CS Clean sheets
In Top FPL teams: See my article on following 10 top fantasy premier league teams. The amount the teams are represented.
Predicted clean sheets: Predicted clean sheets in next 6 gameweeks or in home games to end of season for the budget defences
The best overall fantasy premier league defences
1. Manchester City
Best attacking defender: Kolarov £5.1m but with little gametime security. Zabaleta and Kompany at £6.2m/£6.3m have potential with more security.
Best budget defender; Kolarov £5.1m but with rotation with Clichy
Rotation of Kolarov means you have no choice really but to buy Kompany or Zabaleta who are much of a muchness. Great fixtures and City are strong at home and are improving away
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Liverpool (A) DGW34
Sunderland (H) DGW34
West Brom (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Everton (A) DGW37
Aston Villa (H) DGW37
West Ham (H)
2. Chelsea
Best attacking defender: Terry £6.9m
Best budget defender: Azpilicueta £5.7m
Unquestionably the best defence. Slightly harder fixtures than City though
Potential for 3 clean sheets to the end of the season.
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Swansea (A)
Sunderland (H)
Liverpool (A)
Norwich (H)
Cardiff City (A)
3. Arsenal
Best attacking defender: Mertesacker £6.2m
Best budget defender; Sagna £5.4m
Excellent at home but have lost any ability away from home. They’ve only conceded more than a 1 goal 5 times. Fixtures are improving though and Koscielny should be back soon.
Potential for 3 clean sheets to the end of the season
Hull City (A)
Newcastle (H)
West Brom (H)
Norwich (A)
4. Everton
Best attacking defender: either Coleman £6.9m or Baines £7.5m. Baines has pens and direct free kicks.
Best budget defender; Distin £5.4m. Stones at £4.1m could be an option if you really want to take a gametime risk as Jagielka is fit.
Reasonable all round defence. Could do with Jagielka back but Stones is playing well
Potential for 2 clean sheets to the end of the season DGW34
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Sunderland (A) DGW34
Crystal Palace (H) DGW34
Man Utd (H)
Southampton (A)
Man City (H)
Hull City (A)
5. Man Utd
Everton (A)
Norwich (H)
Sunderland (H) DGW37
Hull City (H) DGW37
Southampton (A)
6. Crystal Palace
Best attacking defender: None really maybe Ward at £4.4m Delaney is the bonus magnet
Best budget defender: Dann £4.0m. Mariappa is £3.9m but not as certain
Playing well home and away plus DGW34.
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Aston Villa (H)
Everton (A)
West Ham (A)
Man City (H)
Liverpool (H)
Fulham (A)
7. Liverpool
Best attacking defender: Skrtel £5.9m
Best Budget defender: Flanagan £4.4m
Very hit and miss defence but certainly good enough to warrant the expenditure on Flanagan.
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Man City (H)
Norwich (A)
Chelsea (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Newcastle (H)
The best fantasy premier league budget home defences
1. Stoke
Best attacking option: Shawcross £5.4m
Best budget option: Wilson £4.3m
Good fixtures. Good home defence.
Tottenham (H)
Fulham (H)
2. Swansea
Best attacking option: Chico £4.9m
Best budget option: Chico £4.9 as very little price difference
Can turn it on defensively at home at times. Very erratic
Aston Villa (H)
Southampton (H)
3. Sunderland
Cardiff City (H)
Swansea (H)
4. WBA
Best attacking defender: McAuley £5.1m
Best budget defender: Ridgewell £4.8m
Can’t seem to get clean sheets but don’t concede many goals. Full strength defence
West Ham (H)
Stoke City (H)
5. Hull
Best attacking defender: Davies £4.8m
Best budget defender: Chester £3.8m
Has a DGW37 but tough home games and not really up to it away
Arsenal (H)
Everton (H)
