Searching for the best FPL defenders this week huh? Then there's no better place to be, as we are here with our pick of the best fantasy premier league defenders for Gameweek 5. GW5 looks to be perfect for certain defenders to earn nailed on clean sheet points and for some to even give attacking returns.. Let's not waste more time then, scroll down to find the best defenders to pick this week in FPL.
Best Fantasy Premier League Defenders - Gameweek 5
Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur, £5.6m)
Under Thomas Frank, the entire Tottenham Hotspur defense has been simply brilliant. The added advantage with Pedro Porro, is that he is extremely attacking and worth paying that extra price over other Spurs defenders. Tottenham will be facing Bournemouth in GW5, and this game has multiple goals written all over it. This makes Pedro Porro a really attractive £5.5m price range FPL defender pick for Gameweek 5.
Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool, £6.1m)
Virgil Van Dijk is not just the captain of Liverpool, but the heart of the Liverpool defense as well. He is also a big game player, and the Merseyside Derby is one of the most important fixtures for Liverpool in any Premier League season. Although Everton have improved considerably under David Moyes, Liverpool are still heavy favourites for the game. We expect a tight contest though, and one that could end with Van Dijk sealing clean sheet points and possible bonus points as well.
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace, £4.7m)
Despite his dream transfer to Liverpool collapsing, Marc Guéhi was immediately back to the Crystal Palace starting lineup against Sunderland. Guéhi was solid in the game, and also showcased his exquisite composure despite going through a lot mentally in the past few weeks. With Crystal Palace facing a West Ham side in horrible form, Marc Guéhi is one of the best cheap and budget FPL defender picks this week, especially in the £4.5m price range.
Gabriel (Arsenal, £6.1m)
Gabriel has always been one of the most popular and famous defender picks in Fantasy Premier League for the past few seasons. He belongs to an Arsenal defense which is arguably the best in the Premier League, and also possesses immense aerial threat that sees him score headed goals from corners every now and then. Arsenal will be facing a City side that comes back after a late Champions League fixture against Napoli, and this is sure to give them a huge advantage. Gabriel might be a high risk high Reward FPL defender pick this week that results in huge gains for you.
Nikola Milenković (Nottingham Forest, £5.5m)
Nottingham Forest were known to be one of the best defensive sides in the Premier League under Nuno Espírito Santo, and Nikola Milenković has played a huge part in that. Now with Ange Postecoglou incharge, Forest are expected to play a more attacking style of football which would expose them more defensive. Despite such fears, Forrest will be facing a struggling Burnley side in GW5, thus making it ideal to choose a Forest defender. We expect a new manager bounce for Forest in this game, and that also means a dominating performance with Milenković potentially earning you clean sheet points and maybe even a bonus
These are our Best FPL defenders for this week.
That's it from our side, see you soon for our best Fantasy Premier League defenders list for Gameweek 6.
