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EPL DFS Breakdown – Sunday 10/20/19

By Vince Dray

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Trent Alexander-Arnold of FC Liverpool controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and RB Salzburg at Anfield on October 2, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Trent Alexander-Arnold of FC Liverpool controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and RB Salzburg at Anfield on October 2, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 05: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold beats Leicester City’s James Maddison during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City at Anfield on October 5, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 05: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold beats Leicester City’s James Maddison during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City at Anfield on October 5, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images) /

EPL DFS Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool, $11) – Alexander-Arnold is the best fantasy defender on FanDuel and that is no longer up for debate.  He’s averaging 25.5 fantasy points per game which I haven’t seen any defender sustain over a whole season.  He has all the freedom in the world from Klopp to venture up the field and act as an extra winger which has led to 3.5 chances created per game.  Additionally, he gets more defensive peripherals than most of your more traditional defenders do.  He’s the clear number 1 option at defender on this slate and essentially the only reason you’d play a non-Liverpool attacker.

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United, $9) – Wan-Bissaka looks ready to return to the starting lineup for United.  He’s a defensive hound who mostly relies on tackles for fantasy value but can also add in interceptions and clearances readily.  He only has one game with less than 13 fantasy points this season, which speaks to his floor.  He’s also in a good matchup here at home against Liverpool.  With the masses on TAA or someone cheap, Wan-Bissaka could go overlooked in a plus matchup.  Harry Maguire ($7) is a decent play in this matchup as well if you need to save the money and want a defender against Liverpool.

Andrew Robertson (Liverpool, $8) – Robertson is your way to getting exposure to Liverpool’s attack from a defender for $3 cheaper than TAA.  Robertson has 2 assists recently.  He’s gone for 15+ fantasy points in half of his games this year.  He’s creating 1+ chances per game to go along with a solid number of defensive peripherals.  He’s right in no-man’s land as far as defender pricing which should lead to low ownership.  Many people will try to find the extra $3 for TAA or pay down at DEF to get more stud attackers.

Joel Matip (Liverpool, $5) – Matip is the obvious choice for anyone paying down at defender.  You can get your Liverpool guy who should get you a clean sheet bonus for cheap.  Plus, Matip is no slouch fantasy-wise with 6/6 games in double digits.  Again, on a full slate I would not be considering Matip here with United limiting his peripherals, but he looks great for $5 on this single gamer.

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Thanks for reading my EPL DFS Breakdown for Sunday’s single game showdown and good luck from all of us at FanSided Fantasy!