Searching for the FPL defenders this week (Gameweek 25)? Then you are here at the right place as we are here to help you out with our pick of the best fantasy premier league defenders for GW25. All the defenders in our list have been selected after expert analysis on various factors, and each defender in our list has a high chance of giving you great returns after the Gameweek.
Let's not waste more time then, scroll down to find the best defenders to pick this week in FPL.
Best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Defenders this week - Gameweek 26 (GW26)
Gabriel (Arsenal, £7.0m)
Arsenal will be facing Sunderland at home in Gameweek 25, and this is a game where we can expect Arsenal performance that's high on defense and ends with a narrow victory through goals via set pieces. This is what makes Gabriel one of the best FPL defenders for this week, as he has a great scope for giving you returns through both defensive points and maybe even a goal or assist from a set piece.
Marc Cucurella (Chelsea, £6.0m)
Marc Cucurella has been one of the many Chelsea players who have been really impressive since new Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior took over. In fact, the Spanish left-back even scored a goal in Chelsea's previous Premier League game against West Ham last week. This was despite only playing that game for 45 minutes. Thus, the former Brighton defender is a really attractive option for this week as Chelsea will be facing Wolves, who are currently the weakest team in the league.
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton, £4.5m)
Jan Paul van Hecke is the best cheap defender you can arguably pick in Fantasy Premier League this week. His price of £4.5m is kind of a bargain, and that's a price at which you can safely bench him as well and only start for select fixtures. Brighton will face Crystal Palace at home in Gameweek 26, who have been absolutely underwhelming for the past month. Thus, the chances are incredibly high for van Hecke to give you great returns.
Malick Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.1m)
Newcastle are not in great form at the moment, and their opposition in GW26 will be a Brentford side that have really impressed this season. However, no one can deny that the Magpies are an unstoppable team at home, and thus they could end up with the 3 points against Brentford with a strong performance. Hence,we have chosen Malick Thiaw as a top FPL defender pick for this week if you're looking for a Newcastle defender. He's great at scoring as well, and already has 3 EPL goals to his name already this campaign.
Nikola Milenković (Nottingham Forest, £5.1m)
Nottingham Forest have been overall disappointing this season. However, Sean Dyche's side have been really impressive in their past few games, and their next fixture is against Leeds United. Hence we have chosen Nikola Milenković, as this is the kind of game where he could give you a huge total with a clean sheet, defensive contributions, and bonus points. At a price of £5.1m, he's definitely a risk worth taking for this gameweek.
These are our Best FPL defenders for this week (GW25). That's it from our side, see you soon with our best Fantasy Premier League defenders list for Gameweek 26. It's goodbye for now!
