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Which FPL defenders are the most attacking in 2019/20 so far?

The 2018/19 season was the year of the defender from a Fantasy Premier League perspective, with the three best value-for-money FPL assets all belonging to Liverpool’s backline.

The Reds and Manchester City racked up 41 clean sheets between them (no team had recorded 20 shut-outs in a single campaign since 2011/12; last season we had two clubs achieving that) and six defenders hit double figures for attacking returns.

There was a lot of talk of FPL managers going ‘five at the back’ in pre-season, although the momentum behind that strategy stalled as we approached Gameweek 1 and lost further traction once 2019/20 begun.

Everton are the only club to have registered clean sheets in both of their top-flight fixtures, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs among the ten teams yet to record a single shut-out.

Clean sheets are just one route to points, of course, and we Fantasy managers love an FPL defender who can pick up the odd attacking return at the other end of the pitch.

With that in mind, our latest Members’ article takes a look at the defenders who have demonstrated an offensive threat in Gameweeks 1 and 2.

It is still very early days in the 2019/20 campaign, it should be said, and there has to be a big disclaimer about any findings in this article.

Certainly, we’ll get a better picture of the lay of the land once we’re a month or two into the new season and there is a bigger data sample to analyse.

Nevertheless, any early patterns can help us steal a march on other Fantasy managers and identity which defenders could chip in with a goal or assist over the coming Gameweeks – and possibly compensate for any loss of clean sheets.

Members can read on for this analysis, while those wishing to subscribe can do so by clicking here.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Digne

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstram!

  2. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just about settled on this - GTG?

    Pope
    Zinchenko, AWB, Lundstram, Montoya
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial
    Kane, Pukki

    (Button, Cantwell, Soyuncu, Greenwood)

    Lundstram/Montoya/Cantwell/Soyuncu rotation looks decent for the next 4 weeks.

    Cheers

    1. Stat Sloth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      ....go!

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Yeezy FC
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very very nice!

      I want to do something similar but it would mean

      Ederson/Laporte/Mount
      to
      Pope/Montoya/KDB

      What do you think?

    3. benbro
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You forgot Salah

  3. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    what's mark's ID?

  4. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Stay quiet for now Mr Digne, until I can fit you in.

  5. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Still got double pool defense? Chasing a loss?

    1. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      can see them keeping a clean sheet against Arsenal

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I can see them conceding against Arsenal. They're not bad you know.

      2. BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        hope so, feel like I'm being stubborn with them until I get some payback

      3. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Dream on mate

  6. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'm the only one in my mini league with Kane, everyone else has Sterling and will probably captain him this week, should I play safe with Sterling or go Kane?

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kane (c) to run riot!

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Captain Kane and you could have 34 points all to yourself

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hurikaneeee

  7. Wolfenix
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Don't understand how VVD is in none of those charts; having a goal already and other headed attempts saved... surely he carries a significant goal threat?

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A significant threat to his own goal.

      1. LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Stupidity

  8. Splinters
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I am going Kane (C)...... but then again I dont have Sterling

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have him but still going Kane (C), Newcastle is ideal game. Next GW Sterling will be C

    2. The Poor One
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have sterling but still going to cap Kane.

  9. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is there anyway I can get a discount code for the membership as I missed the pre season deal. :p

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If you win TMs Last Man Standing league, you can have a free one next year... 😉

  10. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which transfer to make, have 2FTs so -4

    A:
    Guilbert, Perez, King
    To
    Awb, Martial, Wickham

    (Will start AWB with 442 over Wickham)

    B.
    Guilbert, Robertson, Robinson
    To
    Awb, Hanley, Martial

    (No other Liverpool defenders)

    1. Stat Sloth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Q

      1. Stat Sloth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        LOL, I meant *A

    2. ydnakurz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Never go Hanley!

      1. n-doggg
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Any other 4.0 other than Lundy?

  11. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It has come down to this:

    A)
    Pope (Button)
    Digne, AWB, Walker (Lundstram, Kelly)
    Cantwell, Martial, Mane, KDB, Sterling (c.)
    Pukki, Firmino (Wickham)

    0.2 ITB

    or B)

    Pope (Button)
    Digne, AWB, Zinchenko (Soyuncu, Lundstram)
    Cantwell, Trossard, Mane, KDB, Sterling
    Pukki, Kane (c.) (Wickham)

    0.4 ITB

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B. I have B but with Martial & Montoya in for Trossard & Digne. Tough call but I want a United attacker.

    2. Stat Sloth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  12. Stat Sloth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need advice on this.

    Perez leaves my team, and I've got 7.9 itb for a new 4th mid. Rest of midfield is Salah, Sterling, Martial and Dendoncker. Pretty template, but there you have it.

    Which midfielder is the best option for the next 4-6 gws for 7.9m?

    I am thinking along the lines of Lanzini, Cantwell, Ceballos, Mount, Gudmundsson, McGinn, Harry Wilson, Trossard, Maddison...

    Which one would you choose, and why? If none of the above, then whom, and why? ^^

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have Trossard at that price point, so I guess he'd be my choice.

      1. Stat Sloth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He certainly impressed us during the last match. Do you think he is rotation risk free atm?

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I couldnt say that. But, he could have 3 goals scored already!

          1. Stat Sloth
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            So could Mount? And Ceballos could have had 4 attacking returns. McGinn 2-3, Lanzini 2. Lots of could-have-beens...

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              McGinn I'd consider too, but almost too cheap for what you have left to spend.

    2. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Probably Trossard, but difficult to say without seeing the whole Team (possibly Cantwell and upgrade elsewhere).

      1. Stat Sloth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Upgrading elsewhere would cost -4.

        Whole team is:

        Lloris 4.0
        Digne Zinch Robbo Kiko Kelly
        Salah Sterling Martial Perez Dendo
        Pukki Ings Jota

  13. ENZO SZN™
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Digne back in training. Thanks for saving my wildcard.
    Now Stones...

    1. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice, where'd you read this?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pictured in training, doesn't guarantee he will play however.

  14. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry if this has been posted already...

    Furious Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'told Marcus Rashford he IS his penalty taker' after venting his fury over mix-up which saw Paul Pogba take spot-kick off him - and miss - at Wolves

    1. Markus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Source?

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sun or Daily Mail I'd put money on it.

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Youd be correct, Daily Mail.

          Seems like a legit story tho, doesnt it?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            As long as their source is "sources" then it must be true.

          2. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            It does if you take out the over the top adjectives.

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      'Furious' and 'venting' sound like classic tabloid lexicon! Did the piece also have 'snubbed', 'slammed', 'disgusted' and 'shameful' in it? 😉

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gollum the supply teacher loses the dressing room.

  15. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Considering there is a possibility that Perez will be benched, or subbed early, pick one to start:

    A) Perez

    B) Dendoncker

    C) Cathcart

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B then

    2. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm actually considering Cathcart... West Ham have scored 1 goal and despite Watford conceding 4 their defensive stats are surprisingly ok

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Then go with the gut and good luck

  16. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Took a - 4 this week. This is the team now:

    Heaton
    TAA Digne Montoya Lundstram
    Salah Sterling Siggy Mcginn Dendoncker
    Kane (C)

    Bench: Pope King Guilbert Wickham

    Dont know if I should play King, if yes instead of who?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope over Heaton, King over Dendocker then GTG

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Could work. Thanks

  17. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    shaw or awb? awb bps magnet shaw may have attacking returns

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AWB

    2. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AWB. Shaw attacks more but is dire attacking wise

      1. Arctic_Orangutans
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Awb is just better and will probably even match him on attaching returns

  18. swobe
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How doth one change their profile photo?

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Go to thee middle ages and learn to throw arrows with wick and abandon.&

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gravatar.com

      1. swobe
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        much appreciated

  19. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play Lundstram or ceballos?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lund

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

  20. Ricky Spanish
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I've now got 3 separate managers in my mini league who claim to have made 3 transfers without it being for a hit!!

    3 different managers! Has anyone else heard this. They've all been playing for years.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Let them, you dont try to do it. Karma is a b....

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There was a bug on the app that allowed transfers without it costing them immediately. Thought it was fixed. However, all of those people were eventually docked the points.

    4. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tell 'em you did 5 without taking any hits and hope they try it, lel

  21. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Pukey not on pens?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unknown

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could be but Vrancic is first choice

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      May well have earned seniority if he wants them.

    4. Stallone in Goal
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Norwich are poor at taking penalties! Everyone and his dog had a go, all missed!

  22. Coldplay
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    For finding funds:
    A) Robbo to Digne (Assuming he's declared fit tomorrow)
    B) Perez to Ceballos

    Fund (for a hit):
    1) King to Pukki/Barnes
    2) Ings to Pukki/Barnes
    3) Wood to Pukki/Barnes
    4) no hit and just do one of A or B

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A1 Pukki

  23. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which players should I be looking to move on soon from my team?

    Ryan
    Coleman Lundstram VanDijk
    Salah Perez KDB Sterling Cantwell
    Wesley Kane

    Button Ake Greenwood Kelly

    Wesley the obvious one

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez and Wes

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Reassess after the weekend a week a long time in epl and more so early in the season

  24. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    G2G guys?

    Lloris
    TAA VVD Coleman Zincheko
    Salah Sterling Martial Lanzini
    Rashford Adams

  25. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bench 1 of these...

    A) Zouma (nor)
    B) Mount (nor)
    C) Firmino (ARS)
    D) Lund (LEI)

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zouma

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      D

    3. Waylander
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A or D

    4. The Poor One
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zouma

  26. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    pick kwp on wc or not ? spurs fixtures look great
    nailed enough ?

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’ve put him in mine.
      Got bench cover in Lund and lots of options to replace him with, if he has a prolonged spell out of the team...

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aurier wasn't on the bench, no-one knows

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's a fecking lemon and a liability, if I was Poch I'd just stick a post in the ground.

  27. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Montoya, Martial
    B) Digne, Mount/Trossard

    Currently on A as no Rashford.

    Cheers

  28. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mandy back in training. Maybe Zinchenkos days are numbered.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      At least a month

  29. Tinwalker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wildcard thoughts please guys A or B?

    Pope Button
    AWB soyu Montoya (El Mohamady Lundstrum)
    Martial Ceballos Mane Sterling KDB
    Kane Pukki (Greenwood)
    0.2m itb

    or

    Ederson Button
    AWB TTA Digne (Montoya Lundstram)
    Martial Ceballos Mane Sterling KDB
    Pukki (Greenwood Wickham)
    1.1m itb

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A, cebbalos to cantwell and put the 1 mil into the defence.- KWP perhaps with an eye to swapping him to a Chelsea when we know who partners rudiger

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Or Mina

        1. Phlajo
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A, but
          Ceballos to Cantwell
          Heaton to 4.0
          Mohamady to Mina

          And then we have exactly same teams 🙂

  30. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What formation are people going with?

    1. Dele
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      4-4-fookin-2

      1. Fernando Torres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        3 cheers for Ramires.

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3-4-3.
      Very rarely deviate from it...

      1. swobe
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        who you got at the back?

        1. The Wanton Trader
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          On W/C atm.
          AWB / VVD / KWP. 🙂

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      4-5-1/3-5-2

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3-5-2