This fantasy premier league player rankings article is intended to help you set your defensive lineup or choose a defender for a transfer. We outline the best value and attacking defenders. There’s a table to help you make the choice for your transfer which includes their defensive strength ranking as well as their fixture ease rank and the bookies clean sheet odds for their GW19 fixture. We also make some key comments on players and give the GW19 fixture list
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER RANKINGS – BEST DEFENCES AND DEFENDERS GW19
THE BEST VALUE AND ATTACKING DEFENDERS
So here’s the table. Effectively I’ve ranked the defences taking into account their defensive stats strength. Added to the table is the rank of easiness of the upcoming next 6 fixtures. Use this link to see the full article on fixture ease. I’ve then given you the best value defender and the best attacking defender. Values are as of Thursday. If you’re interested in what the top 10 FPL managers I follow have as defenders use this link
A FEW COMMENTS
Luiz and Lovren are on 4 yellow cards and need to get through GW19 without a yellow card to avoid suspension
Vertonghen is suspended for 1 game for Spurs
£4.6m CB Klavan is currently in the Liverpool team but should be shortly be replaced by Matip who has said he won’t be going to AFCON
£4.3m WBA LB Nyom has also said he wont be going to AFCON. I have seen some talk of them being suspended over that period but I have to confess as to being unsure if this is possible. Comments welcome
Crystal Palace have now Tony Pulis wannabe Big Sam in charge of them and there are expectations of defensive improvement or at least defensive attitude
Both Sunderland CBs Djilobodji and Kone are going to AFCON which has to cast doubt on selection and whatever defensive ability they have left.
With Bob Bradley sacked from Swansea selection is now uncertain not that it was ever certain with Bradley making Tinkerman Ranieri look like Mr Consistent Selection
Interestingly Maguire for Hull has posted some good underlying attacking stats. Selection has been positive but has to come with risk. Dawson is the safer pick
With Stones injured and fixture congestion who knows what defensive lineup Guardiola will put out for Man City
Everton CB £4.0m Holgate looks an interesting if risky pick for the future so worth monitoring as they were very solid against Leicester with him in the team. I would have thought the back 3 would be Funes Mori, Williams and Jagielka
GW19 FIXTURES
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