While defenders aren’t always the biggest points-scoring options in Fantasy Premier League, they are the most reliable point scorers. A clean sheet is worth 6 points which is a decent haul every week. This week is an interesting one, especially because there are some good fixtures, in particular, Manchester City playing Arsenal. Let us see five best defenders for Fantasy Premier League GW 5.
5. Rico Lewis
Manchester City play Arsenal this weekend and interestingly most of their fixtures result in boring tactical matchups. So in that sense, Rico Lewis is a great bet. He has become a starter at Manchester City replacing Kyle Walker but the reality is he plays like a midfielder. This means he’ll get the clean sheet points as well as be in the position of a midfielder. He has a total of 15 points this season.
4. Gabriel Magalhães
Using the same logic as the one for Rico Lewis here, Gabriel Magalhães is expected to be a part of the team that will play in a low block and be quite solid and hard to score against. Arsenal’s recent record against Manchester City is quite decent, so expect a clean sheet from the Brazilian. He is available for £6.0m in the game and is owned by 12.9% of the managers playing Fantasy Premier League. He has more points than any other defender in the game.
3. Pedro Porro
This is an interesting one because Tottenham Hotspur have been in really uneasy form this season. Pedro Porro however remains one of the better options in terms of best defenders for Fantasy Premier League GW 5. He is available for £5.5m in the game. So far he has 18 points and he has already scored this season. If Spurs are to redeem themselves this weekend against Brentford, Porro would have to be on form.
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2. Diogo Dalot
Diogo Dalot presently is one of the most underrated fullbacks in the Fantasy Premier League. He is owned by just 8.3% of the managers in the game despite his low price point of £5.0m. He has been very consistent in the last season and a half. This season, he has 20 points in total and 11 of those came last weekend against Southampton. This weekend, United take on Crystal Palace who have made a poor start to the season. Dalot could again get a lot of points.
1. Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold makes this list every weekend and that is because he is one of the best Fantasy Premier League assets of all time. In terms of defenders, he is among the most valuable ones also in price as well as the points he has earned. Already this season, the Englishman has 21 points which is more than anyone else, even though he has no goals or assists this season. He has created several chances and the points could come again this weekend versus Bournemouth.