Here’s my fantasy premier league best defenders ”ones to watch” article for GW35 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 DGW37 teams
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. | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Man City | 3 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 10 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 7 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 13 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Home rank | Away rank | Home GC | Home CS | Home CS in last 5 | In top FPL teams | Predicted Home CS |
| 1 | Stoke | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Swansea | 13 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 16 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | WBA | 15 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hull | 6 | 9 | 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. Chelsea
Best attacking defender: Terry £6.9m
Best budget defender: Azpilicueta £5.7m
Potential for 3 clean sheets to the end of the season.
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Sunderland (H)
Liverpool (A)
Norwich (H)
Cardiff City (A)
2. Manchester City
Best attacking defender: Kolarov £5.1m but with little gametime security. Zabaleta and Kompany at £6.3m/£6.3m have potential with more security.
Best budget defender; Kolarov £5.1m but with rotation with Clichy
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
West Brom (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Everton (A) DGW37
Aston Villa (H) DGW37
West Ham (H)
3. Man Utd
Norwich (H)
Sunderland (H) DGW37
Hull City (H) DGW37
Southampton (A)
4. Arsenal
Best attacking defender: Mertesacker £6.1m
Best budget defender; Sagna £5.4m
Potential for 2 clean sheets to the end of the season
Newcastle (H)
West Brom (H)
Norwich (A)
5. Everton
Best attacking defender: either Coleman £7.0m or Baines £7.5m. Baines has pens and direct free kicks.
Best budget defender; Distin £5.5m. Stones at £4.2m could be an option if you really want to take a gametime risk as Jagielka is fit.
Potential for 1 clean sheet to the end of the season
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
Man Utd (H)
Southampton (A)
Man City (H)
Hull City (A)
6. Crystal Palace
Best attacking defender: None really maybe Ward at £4.5m Delaney at £4.4m is the bonus magnet
Best budget defender: Dann £4.0m. Mariappa is £3.9m but not as certain
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
West Ham (A)
Man City (H)
Liverpool (H)
Fulham (A)
7. Liverpool
Best attacking defender: Skrtel £6.0m
Best Budget defender: Flanagan £4.4m
Fantasy premier league fixtures to the end of the season:
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
Fulham (H)
2. Swansea
Best attacking option: Davies £4.8m
Best budget option: Amat at £4.4m while Chico injured
Southampton (H)
3. Sunderland
Swansea (H)
4. WBA
Best attacking defender: McAuley £5.1m
Best budget defender: Ridgewell £4.8m or Foster GK at £4.7m
Stoke City (H)
5. Hull
Best attacking defender: Davies £4.8m
Best budget defender: Chester £3.8m
Arsenal (H)
Everton (H)
