Here’s our fantasy premier league defender player rankings GW11 article. There’s a comprehensive table of stats and player suggestions to help you make a transfer choice
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE DEFENDER PLAYER RANKINGS GW11
If the article is a little stats heavy and long winded then there is a suggested players section at the end.
You also might want to see who the top 10 FPL managers I follow are choosing or who are the bandwagons this gameweek.
STAT DEFINITIONS
I’ve firstly ordered the teams by what I think is their defensive strength based on this season’s stats. The stats after that are their:
fixture ease ranking so you can see who has the best fixtures over a 6 gameweek spell. See our fixture ease article
best cheap secure gametime option and an attacking option so you can compare price.
even potentially cheaper player who needs further explanation which is below the schedule
GK price in as a comparison.
bookies odds for a clean sheet for GW11.
Expected goal information is from the excellent site understat.com. See our underlying stats article for more expected goals and Joseph Crilley’s gameweek review articles part 1 and part 2
GW11 fixtures
The schedule
Here’s the schedule in it’s normal format with the additional xG conceded home and away rankings. It maybe difficult to make out especially on a phone so if you’d rather have access to the original google spreadsheet click on the link
The value risk players
Otamendi
We’ll have to wait and see if and when Kompany comes back how that effects the CB partnership of Otamendi and Stones. In theory Kompany is back for GW12
Spurs
Full back rotation is inevitable and for the moment there doesn’t seem like there will be a UCL and PL split of duties. The CBs of Alderweireld and Vertonghen are safer gametime wise but they both have pretty ordinary attacking stats for £6.0m
Everton
Needs a new manager in place to establish where there can be value
Wimmer
Started at Watford after being dropped the previous week. Cameron and Martins Indi were both injured. Cameron back for GW11 and Martins Indi no return date. Playing at the weekend would be a positive step to believing he can hold his place.
The £4.5m ish men
Ideally you’re looking for a £4.5m defender with a team that is good at home and that’s where you plan their fixtures for.
There are 3 candidates which fit that bill albeit on limited data
Liverpool Gomez/Moreno
Leicester Simpson
Burnley Mee/Ward
Unfortunately none of them as combinations rotate together particularly well. So if you’re looking for home and away rotation options you may need to accept a less than perfect rotation partner
Player suggestions for GW11
Here we look at finding the some options for GW11 balancing defensive strength, the next fixture and fixtures ahead.
Options are a bit thin on the ground this week so there’s only 1 suggestion:
Spurs: £6.0m Alderweireld if you want to minimise rotation risk or possibly Trippier depending on selection in the UCL tonight. If Davies plays tonight then I can easily see Rose starting at the weekend. Should Aurier start in the UCL then I would back Trippier to start against Palace. If you’re wanting the value and attacking potential of the Spurs FB’s this is what you’ll need to balance out each week.
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