Defenders £ 4.5 million best for FPL 2025/26

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We returned to the Analysis of the Price List of the Premier League Fantasy (FPL) with an overview of the best £ 4.5 million defenders.

In our position guide, we will examine the key players who compete to get a place in the manager’s opening force.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka is currently the most popular fantasy defender of £ 4.5 million, with 32.3%ownership.

West Ham United Wing-back has an impressive debut season in East London, starting 35 out of 38 Premier Hammers League matches.

He made a famous offensive step, giving five assists in 17 appearances under Graham Potter, most of the FPL defender from his appointment and so on.

He also took the top of his team in tackles (70) and intersepsi (66), and hypothetical, will contribute 12 points of defensive contribution in 2024/25.

Top: West Ham Defenders are sorted based on the total defensive contribution (TOT) in 2024/25

The combination of attacking threats and defensive capabilities shows that Wan-Bissaka can emerge as one of the best budget defenders this season.

West Ham only manages three clean sheets in 18 matches under Potter, but their equipment in the first six gameweeks-including Sunderland (A), Crystal Palace (H) and Everton (A)-are valued as the fourth best from the defensive perspective on our season’s ticket.

Joachim Andersen

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Fulham only managed to secure five net sheets in 2024/25, the least among all unformed teams. However, if they can rely on the next few seasons, Joachim Andersen (£ 4.5 million) is likely to give a value.

The underlying statistics show the potential for improvement, because the sixth ranking cottages for the expected conceding purposes (XGC) and a combination for great opportunities to conceding the last semester.

As for Andersen, he will collect 26 points of defensive contribution in 2024/25, the 12th of each FPL defender.

Dane, although he did not score goals, was also a threat to the game set, gathering 14 goal efforts led by such situations – only six FPL defenders have more.

Fulham’s initial equipment may not look like that at first glance, but their opening match looks profitable: Manchester United, Leeds United and Brentford all visited Craven Cottage in the first five gameweeks.

EZRI CONSSA

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Ezri was probably not the most interesting choice, but he gave a route nailed to the Aston Villa defense, a back line that showed a big increase towards the end of the 2024/25 season.

The Unai Emery team reached six clean sheets in their last 10 matches, with XGC they seemed to fall:

Top: Aston Villa’s Rolling Six-match XG against average in 2024/25

The equipment is also very good, with villas ranked second in our season’s ticker from a defensive perspective in gameweeks 1 to 7.

It is true that Pada did not offer many inverse attacks, considering that he was just a fire every 266.7 minutes last season.

Points of defensive contributions may also be difficult to obtain because of the style; However, initial equipment – including Sunderland (A), Fulham (H) and Burnley (H) – show that it is possible to still be able to provide value.

Micky van de Ven

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Micky van de Ven only sent 32 FPL points in the 2024/25 season. However, it is important to note that it is limited to only 12 begins due to injury.

An important factor in his appeal this season is the appointment of Thomas Frank as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

Denmark tactics, which prioritize defensive organizations, are expected to increase the potential for clean sheet spurs. His creative approach to set-piece can also produce additional benefits at the other end of the field.

With a series of profitable opening equipment, including Burnley (H) in Gameweek 1, Van de Ven has the potential to start well.

Another £ 4.5 million defender at Tottenham, Destiny UdogieIt was the initial doubt for the beginning of the 2025/26 season due to knee injury. This situation can provide an opportunity for Djed Spence To consider, although the first additional information is needed about the severity of Udogie injuries.

Mark Sejesi

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Loss Kepa Arrizabalaga (£ 4.5 million), Dean Huijsen and Milos will come (£ 6.0 million) will have many fantasy managers who are worried about Bournemouth’s defense this season.

But on Djordje Petrovic (£ 4.5 million), Illia Zabarnyi (£ 5.0 million) and Marcos Senehesi, head coach Andoni Iraola still seemed to have a lot of quality behind.

The underlying numbers are feasible in 2024/25, because they are ranked eighth for XGC:

Sessi, which is only limited to 17 appearances, average 9.41 defensive contribution per 90 last season.

He also has sharp eyes to attack, after registering four goals and five assists in the 2023/24 season.

Bournemouth opened their campaign with a frightening trip to Liverpool champions.

However, beyond that, there are some profitable equipment until the end of October.

Sepp van den Berg/Michael Kayode

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There are several routes £ 4.5 million that are appropriate to Brentford’s defense in 2025/26.

Sepp Van Den Berg, which showed its fabrication last season by playing at the central defender and right -back, was one of the choices.

He started 19 Premier League matches in his natural position in the middle of last season and will provide defensive contribution points in seven of the events.

Michael Kayode, meanwhile, strengthened his place at the right back for the last six campaign matches and played an influential role, registered assistance in a 4-3 victory over Manchester United. The long throw is an important part of the game, something Kieran Andrews will use to use.

Brentford has lost their managers, goalkeepers, captains, and goal scorers this summer, but has some reasonable opening equipment to be utilized, including Sunderland (A) on Gameweek 3.

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Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion found themselves at the end of the wrong season Ticker in Gameweks 1 to 6, but if used as part of defensive rotation, Patrick Dorga, Marc Guehi And Maxim de Cuyper can still be a useful choice.

Wing-back Dorgu is a regular threat on United last season, squeezing 10 shots and 12 key operands in 12 premier league appearances.

Guehi, meanwhile, played its role in the back line of the Solid-Ish Palace and ranked 17th among all defenders for a total defensive contribution last season (269).

As for De Cuyper, he is one to monitor Brighton-total 90 opportunities he created was the second highest among all players at the top of Belgium in 2024/25. He will compete Ferdi Kadioglu For regular places in the Fabian Hurzeller team, but can appear as an option.

Finally, Emmanuel Kickou is another name to watch. He will claim defensive contributions in seven of his 16 appearances last season, with a very interesting Wolverhampton Wanderers equipment in Gameweeks 5 to 9, because they faced the three teams that had just been promoted during that period.