Here’s our fantasy premier league player rankings GW5 article where we look at defenders and goalkeepers. There’s a comprehensive table of stats and player suggestions to help you make a choice
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER RANKINGS GW5 – DEFENDERS AND GKS
If the article is a little stats heavy and long winded then there is a suggested players section at the end
APPROACH & STAT DEFINITIONS
Generally you’ll be looking to put 1 or 2 or even 3 premium defenders in your team and supplement them with 2 or 3 cheap players.
I’ve firstly ordered the teams by what I think is their defensive strength principally from last season with adjustments for transfers completed and fixtures up to GW4. The stats after that are their:
fixture ease ranking so you can see who has the best fixtures over 2 different periods. See our fixture ease article
best cheap secure gametime option and an attacking option so you can compare price. That means you are then able to choose the type of defender you like in your team.
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 GW5. Get odds and matched betting from profit accumulator
Cumulative team expected goals defensively from twitter sites 11tegen11 and Caley Graphics. The lower the better. See our underlying stats article for moreexpected goals.
GW5 FIXTURES
Remember it’s an early gameweek deadline on Friday
THE SCHEDULE
I’ve put the schedule in a different format which I think makes it easier to read but you have to scroll over. If you would rather just have the google spreadsheet just click on the link
| Ranking | Team | Fixture Ease | Secure value | Attacking Def | Value risk | Likely GK | Clean sheet | xG def |
| Next 6 | Def | Starter | Odds GW5 £ | cumul | ||||
| 1 | Man Utd | 14 | £5.1m Jones | Valencia £6.5m | £5.5m De Gea | 1.80 | 3.17 | |
| 2 | Man City | 6 | £5.5m Otamendi | Mendy £6.5m | £5.5m Ederson | 2.15 | 1.79 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | £6.0m Luiz | Alonso £7.1m | £5.5m Courtois | 3.00 | 2.27 | |
| 4 | Spurs | 1 | Davies £5.7m | £5.7m Davies £5.4m Trippier | £5.5m Lloris | 1.75 | 3.43 | |
| 5 | Everton | 8 | £5.5m Keane | £6.0m Baines | Holgate £4.4m Jagielka £5.0m | £5.0m Pickford | 7.00 | 4.69 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 13 | £5.5m Matip | £4.5m Moreno £4.5m TAA £4.9m Robertson £4.5m Gomez | Mignolet £5.0m | 1.85 | 6.00 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | 7 | £5.4m Monreal | £6.0m Kolasinac | £5.5m Cech | 5.50 | 6.27 | |
| 8 | Watford | 19 | Holebas £5.0m | £4.5m Gomes | 8.50 | 3.20 | ||
| 9 | WBA | 15 | £5.0m Dawson | £4.5m Foster | 2.60 | 3.68 | ||
| 10 | Southampton | 10 | £5.0m Cedric | £5.5m Bertrand | £5.0m Forster | 2.80 | 4.24 | |
| 11 | Leicester | 2 | £4.5m Simpson | £5.1m Maguire | £5.0m Schmeichel | 2.75 | 5.44 | |
| 12 | C Palace | 20 | £4.5m Hennessey | 3.10 | 3.95 | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 12 | Wimmer £4.4m | £5.0m Butland | 3.30 | 5.69 | ||
| 14 | Huddersfield | 17 | £4.6m Schindler | £5.0m Smith | £4.6m Lossl | 3.40 | 4.16 | |
| 15 | Newcastle | 9 | £4.5m Clark | £4.0m Elliot | 2.70 | 4.64 | ||
| 16 | Brighton | 11 | £4.5m Dunk | £4.5m Ryan | 3.60 | 5.66 | ||
| 17 | Burnley | 5 | £4.5m Mee | £4.5m Pope | 8.50 | 6.10 | ||
| 19 | West Ham | 3 | £5.0m Cresswell | £4.5m Hart | 3.20 | 6.45 | ||
| 18 | Bournemouth | 18 | £4.9m Daniels | £4.5m Begovic | 2.70 | 6.88 | ||
| 20 | Swansea | 4 | £4.5m Naughton | £5.0m Mawson | £4.5m Fabianski | 9.50 | 7.84 |
The value risk players and others in more detail
Spurs
Davies could be the best FB in the premier league at the moment attacking wise. However that’s something you could also say about Danny Rose when he’s fit. I don’t think given Davies form that you can assume Rose will walk straight back into the side and they may split the competitions between the premier league and the rest. However it is still an unknown.
Aurier started in the UCL last night against Dortmund and this could be the split of competitions for Spurs. Pochettino will rotate FBs it’s just how
Everton and Liverpool
The prospect of a Liverpool/Everton £4.5m perfect home and away rotation of cheap defenders continually takes a step forward and then 2 back. Holgate looked set to take the RB spot for Everton and rotate with TAA or Moreno. However Martina took the RB spot at the weekend clouding that hope. If Martin plays in the Europa tonight that could open the door for Holgate although it’s less of an issue with Man Utd away next, meaning it’s 1 game too early for Everton. As for Liverpool, there was good news with Gomez starting in the UCL meaning TAA was the likely candidate for the weekends excellent home game with Burnley. However, Gomez got himself sent off and will be suspended for the next game. Does that cloud the certainty of TAA for GW5. The next round of the UCL isn’t until the 25/26 September but surely TAA won’t play all 3 games with Gomez only playing in the EFL Cup? Moreno playing last night means £5.0m Robertson will likely play on the weekend.
It’s such a great potential match up especially with Burnley next for Liverpool but it feels racked with uncertainty
Watford
The Liverpool situation looks like a children’s puzzle compared to Watford. If you can believe it there are 8 defenders with a value of £4.5m or less. Of those 8 only Femenia has played all 4 games and he has the shadow of Janmaat who came on and scored in GW4. Injuries, suspensions and selection changes have meant I could not tell you who is likely to start GW5 and continue in the role. That’s apart from Holebas who is unhelpfully £5.0m
Palace
The appointment of Roy Hodgson has to create some uncertainty over defensive selection. De Boer’s possession game necessitated a certain type of defender which maybe at odds with Hodgsons less fussy style.
Suggested players for GW5
Jones – a shaky performance at the weekend by him and club but still a very strong defensive outfit.
Mendy Man City – Great attacking form and good fixtures although does come at a hefty price
Davies Spurs – Maybe the Rose risk has tipped in Davies favour
Maguire Leicester – some good fixtures coming up and has decent goal threat
C Clark Newcastle – reasonable fixtures and defensive form
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