Your complete guide to Fantasy Premier League defenders you should sign in 2024/25.
Defenders are no longer mere clean sheet machines. Fantasy Premier League rewards defenders who quite simply neglect their responsibilities at the back and bomb forward at every opportunity.
Flying full-backs and towering centre-backs are usually good sources of assists and goals (from set pieces) respectively, while clean sheets shouldn't be completely overlooked as they have potential to convert a good gameweek into a great one.
Ben White finished clear at the top of the charts last season, joined by two Arsenal teammates, William Saliba and Gabriel, in the top three. All of them are solid shouts, but we've opted for a few others stars to consider.
RadioTimes.com brings you our Fantasy Premier League tips, including the defenders you should sign for your FPL team in 2024/25.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) £4.0m
If you're looking for a nailed-on centre-back at the minimum price, Harwood-Bellis is your man. Wout Faes is also a starter at rock-bottom cost. Brighton left-back Valentin Barco may also be a terrific shout, but the Seagulls are reportedly looking at a big-money full-back which would curtail the youngster's minutes.
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) £5.5m
Ok, he's maybe 'upper mid-range'... Porro scooped three goals and eight assists last term, building on three goals and three assists in just 13 starts during his 2022/23 debut campaign. He should be expected to step up this season with two of three terrific centre-backs paired alongside him.
Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) £6.0m
Gvardiol scooped nine clean sheets, four goals and two assists in just 26 starts last term. He is expected to see greater involvement in 2024/25 and feels a safer bet than Trent Alexander-Arnold right now, whose role and output is yet to be determined in the post-Jurgen Klopp era.
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