Welcome to Gameweek 22 edition of best FPL Defenders for this week. GW22 has tons of exciting fixtures where defenders can earn you solid returns in Fantasy premier league. We have done our expert analysis and come up with the top 5 defender picks that can help you to increase your FPL rankings, and some of them even possess decent attacking threat as well for this Gameweek. Let's not waste much more time then,scroll down to find the best defenders to pick this week in FPL.
Best Fantasy Premier League Defenders - Gameweek 22 (GW22)
Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool, £5.9m)
Liverpool will be facing Burnley at Anfield this week in the Premier League, and that instantly makes Virgil Van Dijk of the best FPL defenders for this week. Burnley at home is one of the easiest fixtures of the season in the league, as they are a weak side. Additionally, Van Dijk's aerial ability could come handy against a weak Burnley defense. Thus, you may even get attacking returns from him in Gameweek 22.
Gabriel (Arsenal, £6.7m)
Gabriel has been nothing short of outstanding since returning from injury for Arsenal. In fact, if Mikel Arteta's side end up lifting the Premier League this year, Gabriel has a huge chance of being named as the League's player of the year. The Gunners will be facing Nottingham Forest in Gameweek 22, who have been quite disappointing under Sean Dyche. Thus, Gabriel stands out of the best FPL defenders for this week due to the weak opposition and Arsenal's excellent form.
Malick Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.1m)
Newcastle's next game in the Premier League will be against Wolves, who look almost certain to be relegated from the league. This is one of those games that's brilliant to own Newcastle players in FPL, and thus we have gone with Malick Thiaw in our list of best FPL defenders for this week. He has established himself as an excellent signing for Eddie Howe's Newcastle side after joining from AC Milan. He's already scored 3 goals in the league despite being a defender, and Wolves away is quite an attractive fixture.
Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland, £4.4m)
Nordi Mukiele is our official pick for best budget defender in FPL this week. He has been one of the Standout Players for Sunderland this season, as they have exceeded all expectations in the Premier League and shocked a lot of teams. Mukiele has also scored over 92 points in Fantasy Premier League so far, and is sure to end the season on a huge total. Crystal Palace at home is a great fixture as well right now, with Oliver Glasner's side being in terrible form.
Matty Cash (Aston Villa, £4.8m)
Matty Cash is nothing less than a bargain for a price of £4.8m when you can play him in Fantasy Premier League for the right fixtures. Everton at home is one of those fixtures, as Villa are almost unstoppable at home and Everton have been struggling a bit recently. Cash is definitely a low-risk high-reward FPL pick for this week, and one that you can even put on the bench in case you decide to do a bench boost.
That's it from our side in regards to the best Fantasy Premier League defenders for Gameweek 22. All our FPL defender selections this week have a great opportunity for huge returns in GW22, so choose your preferred options wisely according to your team strategy and long-term transfer plans. See you soon with our best Fantasy Premier League defenders list for Gameweek 23.
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