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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.6m | 83.3% | Unlikely |
| Henderson | CRY | 5.0m | 83.1% | Unlikely |
| Kayode | BRE | 4.5m | 82.7% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 74.0% | Unlikely |
| Rodon | LEE | 3.9m | 73.8% | Unlikely |
| Thiaw | NEW | 5.1m | 72.3% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 72.6% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.5m | 72.1% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 67.8% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 66.4% | Unlikely |
| A.Becker | LIV | 5.4m | 65.9% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 64.0% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 61.5% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 60.1% | Unlikely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.3m | 56.7% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 56.1% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 55.5% | Unlikely |
| Sarr | CRY | 6.3m | 52.2% | Unlikely |
| Kelleher | BRE | 4.8m | 51.4% | Unlikely |
| Cucurella | CHE | 6.0m | 48.6% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 48.3% | Unlikely |
| Senesi | BOU | 5.1m | 47.6% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 47.3% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 45.8% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 45.4% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 43.0% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 6.3m | 40.7% | Unlikely |
| Cunha | MUN | 8.0m | 38.6% | Unlikely |
| Barry | EVE | 5.7m | 39.2% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 38.2% | Unlikely |
| Amad | MUN | 6.2m | 38.2% | Unlikely |
| Robinson | FUL | 4.9m | 37.7% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 37.8% | Unlikely |
| Saka | ARS | 9.8m | 34.5% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.0m | 33.2% | Unlikely |
| Adli | BOU | 5.4m | 33.8% | Unlikely |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 7.8m | 33.5% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 33.5% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 32.9% | Unlikely |
| P.M.Sarr | TOT | 4.5m | 32.6% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | AVL | 7.5m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.5m | 99.2% | Maybe |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 84.0% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.3m | 83.1% | Unlikely |
| Lamadrid | WHU | 5.0m | 83.0% | Unlikely |
| Strand Larsen | CRY | 6.1m | 81.9% | Unlikely |
| Burrowes | AVL | 4.4m | 81.0% | Unlikely |
| Kevin | FUL | 5.8m | 80.9% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| Weiss | BUR | 4.3m | 80.1% | Unlikely |
| Spence | TOT | 4.2m | 79.8% | Unlikely |
| Areola | WHU | 4.3m | 78.9% | Unlikely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 73.6% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 73.0% | Unlikely |
| Travers | EVE | 4.3m | 73.1% | Unlikely |
| Gyökeres | ARS | 8.8m | 73.5% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 72.3% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 72.3% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Rayan | BOU | 5.6m | 69.2% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 67.5% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 66.8% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 67.1% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 66.9% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 66.1% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 65.6% | Unlikely |
| Trossard | ARS | 6.6m | 64.6% | Unlikely |
| Potts | WHU | 4.4m | 63.5% | Unlikely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.6m | 62.5% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 62.0% | Unlikely |
| Fabianski | WHU | 4.5m | 60.7% | Unlikely |
| Moore | SUN | 3.9m | 60.3% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 60.1% | Unlikely |
| Palmer | CHE | 10.6m | 57.4% | Unlikely |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 58.3% | Unlikely |
| Milenković | NFO | 5.1m | 59.0% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 52.8% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 52.1% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 52.0% | 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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