{"id":1237647,"date":"2021-12-13T23:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1237647"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:48:41","slug":"fpl-tips-top-five-defenders-gw17","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/fpl-tips-top-five-defenders-gw17\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL tips: Top five value defenders for fantasy football Gameweek 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defenders can be real league-changers when it comes to fantasy football.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naturally you want a defender that will be likely to keep a clean sheet for those sweet points, but you also want more than that. You want the goalscoring or assisting defenders, or even a player who spends more time in a middle role but is still qualified as a defender.<\/p>\n

That’s what makes fantasy football so unique. You could field a back three, four or five consisting solely of full-backs and wing-backs and you might have the upper hand. That’s not automatically the case though, as you also have the colossal centre-backs who get themselves amongst the goals in attacking teams. The question is, who is the right defender to pick? And which defenders give you the best points return against how much they cost?<\/p>\n

You can use these tips to your advantage if you’re looking to start afresh in the New Year having watched your original fantasy team go south. FanTeam have launched a free-to-enter Second Chance competition<\/a> which kicks off in January and includes a \u00a3100,000 prize pool.<\/p>\n

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How to join FanTeam’s Second Chance Premier League 2021\/22 Fantasy Football tournament <\/b>for free<\/b>:<\/b><\/h2>\n

To sign up, you need to be over 18,<\/span> Gamble Aware<\/b><\/a> and meet<\/span> FanTeam’s terms and conditions<\/b><\/a>. Otherwise, just follow these simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n