The best budget FPL defenders for 2021/22

We assess the £4.0m and £4.5m defenders in Fantasy Premier League next season
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | NEW | 7.3m | 117.9% | Very Likely |
| Stach | LEE | 4.8m | 115.4% | Very Likely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.6m | 113.8% | Very Likely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 7.3m | 113.0% | Very Likely |
| Cunha | MUN | 8.0m | 101.8% | Very Likely |
| L.Miley | NEW | 4.4m | 108.8% | Very Likely |
| Mukiele | SUN | 4.2m | 103.5% | Very Likely |
| James | CHE | 5.6m | 102.7% | Very Likely |
| Lewis-Potter | BRE | 4.8m | 99.5% | Maybe |
| Chalobah | CHE | 5.5m | 97.9% | Maybe |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.3m | 97.0% | Maybe |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.0m | 92.2% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 90.9% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 91.3% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.4m | 82.9% | Unlikely |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.3m | 76.9% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.0m | 76.7% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 5.9m | 76.1% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 75.6% | Unlikely |
| Mount | MUN | 5.9m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 70.5% | Unlikely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.8m | 68.8% | Unlikely |
| Guéhi | CRY | 5.3m | 62.4% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 62.4% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 60.4% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 59.4% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 5.9m | 58.9% | Unlikely |
| Trossard | ARS | 6.9m | 55.5% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 5.0m | 55.1% | Unlikely |
| E.Le Fée | SUN | 4.9m | 53.6% | Unlikely |
| Konaté | LIV | 5.4m | 53.0% | Unlikely |
| Pickford | EVE | 5.5m | 52.2% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 51.8% | Unlikely |
| Semenyo | BOU | 7.7m | 51.6% | Unlikely |
| Rúben | MCI | 5.7m | 49.0% | Unlikely |
| Heaven | MUN | 3.8m | 48.3% | Unlikely |
| Smith Rowe | FUL | 5.6m | 48.8% | Unlikely |
| Rice | ARS | 7.2m | 47.5% | Unlikely |
| Raya | ARS | 6.0m | 48.3% | Unlikely |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | 5.8m | 46.9% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago | BRE | 7.1m | 181.2% | Very Likely |
| Barnes | NEW | 6.2m | 154.6% | Very Likely |
| Muñoz | CRY | 5.9m | 138.2% | Very Likely |
| Minteh | BHA | 6.1m | 137.2% | Very Likely |
| Nallo | LIV | 3.8m | 113.3% | Very Likely |
| Pedro Porro | TOT | 5.3m | 112.5% | Very Likely |
| Vicario | TOT | 4.9m | 111.9% | Very Likely |
| Mamardashvili | LIV | 4.3m | 110.2% | Very Likely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.3m | 108.2% | Very Likely |
| Mosquera | ARS | 5.4m | 108.1% | Very Likely |
| McAtee | NFO | 5.1m | 106.8% | Very Likely |
| Nørgaard | ARS | 5.2m | 104.9% | Very Likely |
| De Ligt | MUN | 5.0m | 104.2% | Very Likely |
| Piroe | LEE | 5.0m | 104.2% | Very Likely |
| James | LEE | 5.3m | 103.3% | Very Likely |
| Coleman | EVE | 4.3m | 103.2% | Very Likely |
| March | BHA | 5.8m | 102.1% | Very Likely |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 100.7% | Very Likely |
| Kulusevski | TOT | 6.4m | 100.4% | Very Likely |
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.3m | 100.0% | Maybe |
| Udogie | TOT | 4.4m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| L.Guilherme | WHU | 4.9m | 98.5% | Maybe |
| Neave | NEW | 4.4m | 97.9% | Maybe |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.6m | 95.9% | Maybe |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 95.4% | Maybe |
| Ajer | BRE | 4.4m | 94.3% | Unlikely |
| Doucouré | CRY | 4.9m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 94.3% | Unlikely |
| Barnes | BUR | 4.3m | 94.0% | Unlikely |
| P.M.Sarr | TOT | 4.6m | 93.4% | Unlikely |
| Hannibal | BUR | 4.8m | 93.0% | Unlikely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 92.8% | Unlikely |
| Yoro | MUN | 4.3m | 91.3% | Unlikely |
| Welbeck | BHA | 6.4m | 90.6% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.3m | 89.6% | Unlikely |
| Enzo | CHE | 6.5m | 89.5% | Unlikely |
| Bayindir | MUN | 4.8m | 89.3% | Unlikely |
| Morgan | BRE | 4.4m | 89.0% | Unlikely |
| André | WOL | 5.3m | 89.1% | Unlikely |
| Bellegarde | WOL | 5.2m | 87.8% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| Up | EVE | B, Vs | |
| Down | LIV | C, Vs | |
| Down | MCI | B, Vs, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | C, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| Up | EVE | Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B, Vs | |
| No Change | CRY | A | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| Down | FUL | C | |
| No Change | NFO | C, Sus | |
| No Change | BHA | A | |
| No Change | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | MCI | A, Vs | |
| Up | MUN | A | |
| No Change | BOU | A | |
| Up | LIV | B, Vs | |
| Up | EVE | B, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | B, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| Down | BHA | C | |
| No Change | NFO | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | A, Vs | |
| Up | LIV | A, Vs | |
| Up | WHU | B, Vs | |
| Down | BRE | C, Vs, Inj | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| No Change | NEW | B, Rest |

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