What has Gameweek 6 taught us about investing in defenders in FPL?

FPL Family’s Sam wonders if now is the time to start spending more money on our Fantasy Premier League defences.
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schade | BRE | 6.9m | 96.5% | Maybe |
| Lammens | MUN | 5.0m | 88.4% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 87.4% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.5m | 86.5% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.6m | 83.7% | Unlikely |
| Henderson | CRY | 5.0m | 82.8% | Unlikely |
| Garner | EVE | 5.2m | 80.9% | Unlikely |
| Kayode | BRE | 4.5m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 7.0m | 74.1% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 74.5% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 74.3% | Unlikely |
| Rodon | LEE | 3.9m | 72.8% | Unlikely |
| A.Becker | LIV | 5.4m | 73.0% | Unlikely |
| Thiaw | NEW | 5.1m | 70.7% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 69.1% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.5m | 68.4% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 66.2% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 63.6% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 60.9% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 58.4% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 55.6% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 54.5% | Unlikely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.3m | 51.0% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 49.5% | Unlikely |
| Kelleher | BRE | 4.8m | 48.0% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 48.1% | Unlikely |
| Sarr | CRY | 6.3m | 47.8% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 47.1% | Unlikely |
| Cucurella | CHE | 6.0m | 46.3% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 43.6% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 42.4% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 41.0% | Unlikely |
| Barry | EVE | 5.7m | 40.3% | Unlikely |
| Amad | MUN | 6.2m | 38.5% | Unlikely |
| Robinson | FUL | 4.9m | 38.2% | Unlikely |
| Senesi | BOU | 5.1m | 37.6% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 37.8% | Unlikely |
| Saka | ARS | 9.8m | 34.6% | Unlikely |
| Iwobi | FUL | 6.4m | 35.2% | Unlikely |
| Adli | BOU | 5.4m | 34.8% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soler | BOU | 4.0m | 99.8% | Maybe |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.5m | 97.6% | Maybe |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.5m | 94.5% | Unlikely |
| Haaland | MCI | 14.5m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Abraham | AVL | 6.0m | 94.1% | Unlikely |
| Summerville | WHU | 5.6m | 93.7% | Unlikely |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.9m | 93.3% | Unlikely |
| Clarke | ARS | 3.8m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Lewis-Skelly | ARS | 5.1m | 93.0% | Unlikely |
| Chalobah | CHE | 5.5m | 91.1% | Unlikely |
| Marc Guiu | CHE | 4.1m | 91.7% | Unlikely |
| Diakité | BOU | 4.2m | 90.4% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 89.9% | Unlikely |
| Pope | NEW | 5.1m | 89.3% | Unlikely |
| Lamadrid | WHU | 5.0m | 89.3% | Unlikely |
| Bruun Larsen | BUR | 5.3m | 87.5% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 83.4% | Unlikely |
| Malacia | MUN | 3.8m | 82.8% | Unlikely |
| Valdimarsson | BRE | 3.9m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| Ramsay | LIV | 3.8m | 82.0% | Unlikely |
| Burrowes | AVL | 4.4m | 80.5% | Unlikely |
| Weiss | BUR | 4.3m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| Spence | TOT | 4.2m | 79.4% | Unlikely |
| Gyökeres | ARS | 8.8m | 79.7% | Unlikely |
| Kevin | FUL | 5.8m | 78.8% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 78.6% | Unlikely |
| Areola | WHU | 4.3m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Strand Larsen | CRY | 6.1m | 76.6% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 75.0% | Unlikely |
| Travers | EVE | 4.3m | 72.7% | Unlikely |
| Enzo | CHE | 6.6m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 72.4% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 71.5% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 71.5% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 70.9% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 67.3% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.3m | 66.3% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 66.3% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 65.9% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | BRE | C | |
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | AVL | C, Vs | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | B | |
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | BOU | A, £ | |
| Up | NEW | B | |
| No Change | MCI | A, OoP | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | AVL | C, Vs | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| Up | CHE | C | |
| Up | NEW | B | |
| No Change | FUL | A | |
| Down | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | AVL | C, Vs | |
| No Change | CRY | B | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | LIV | B | |
| No Change | CHE | A | |
| No Change | WHU | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs |

FPL Family’s Sam wonders if now is the time to start spending more money on our Fantasy Premier League defences.

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