There is such a famous quote: "The attack wins matches, and the defense wins the championship," and the same applies to our fantasy teams, where every cleen sheet is of great importance.

Therefore, I decided to make a list of steep defenders who are worthy of being in your FPL teams for this season.

Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton, £ 5.0)

One of Southampton's summer acquisitions is the defender of the Danes Jannik Vestergaard, whom they bought from Borussia Mönchengladbach for £ 18 million.

Vestergaard was good in the Bundesliga. He has the most blocks last season (39), 3 goals, and he entered the top-10 on the won air fights (103).

Danish centerback will be an impressive figure in both halves of the field. With his quality passes and defensive abilities, he has a good chance of collecting bonus points.

James Tarkowski (Burnley, £ 5.0)

Premier League season 2017/18 was a breakthrough for James Tarkowski, as he became the main in his team Burnley, who secured a place in Europe. He was the only defender who was not a player from "TOP-6", but still provided 10+ clean sheets.

Since Sean Deutsch does not often rotate his squad, it can be assumed that Tarkowski will again hold 34+ matches in the start.

Burnley has a relatively easy start to their 2018/19 campaign. They will play with such teams: Southampton, Watford, Fulham, Wolverhampton, Cardiff and Huddersfield in the first 8 rounds.

Patrick Van Aanholt (Crystal Palace, £ 5.5)

Van Aanholt is one of the few defenders who can boast more than 3+ goals over the last 3 seasons. Currently, he has an average of 5.34 goals and 2 assists in the last 3 seasons.

Van Aanholt took second place in the Premier League goals scored by the defenders, so if the fantasy managers are looking for a cheap scoring defender, then he is an excellent option for 5.5 million pounds. In addition, the "eagles" a good calendar at the start of the season. They have to fight with Fulham, Southampton, Huddersfield and Wolves in 4 games out of 8.

Marcos Alonso (Chelsea, £ 6.5)

No defender has been as productive as Marcos Alonso since his transition to the Premier League in the 2016/17 season, an average of 6.5 goals and 3.5 assists for the last 2 seasons in Chelsea.

Alonso was the best defender in the season 2017/18. He has 7 goals, 2 assists and 13 clean sheets, which helped to score 165 points. You can be sure, he will again become a constant source of points this season.

Andrew Robertson (Liverpool, £ 6.0)

Andrew Robertson was purchased by Liverpool from Hull City for £ 8 million and was to be a backup for Alberto Moreno. Because of the Spaniard's injury, Robertson had to replace him in December 2017.

Since then, Andy has turned into one of the best left-backers of the Premier League, and goes second, after Bellerin, by the number of touches in the last third of the field among the defenders. He had 5 assists and 1 goal along with 10 wedges last season.

Tim Ream (Fulham, £ 4.5)

Tim Ream is one of the main reasons why Fulham was in the Premier League. He was their real rock, as Fulham missed just 46 goals in 46 games. It is expected that Rome will play an important role for Fulham, after their return to the Premier League. He has excellent defensive and playing skills.

He averaged 6.1 clearances and 0.7 blocks per match, the most among Fulham defenders. His passing accuracy of 88.3% and 59.5 passes per match were 2nd and 3rd highest among championship defenders last season. All of these attributes will be crucial in acquiring bonus points.

Tim Ream will provide a quality attack option in your defense at a budget price.

James Tomkins (Crystal Palace, £ 4.5)

James Tomkins is a cheap choice from the Crystal Palace defense, which can provide attacking profits at a bargain price.

In his last 2 seasons, he has averaged 3 goals per season and is a huge goal threat from set pieces. He also had 9 clean sheets and finished with 99 points last season.

Crystal Palace is one of the teams that boasts a good start at the beginning of the season. They will play with Fulham, Southampton, Huddersfield and Wolverhampton in the first eight Premier League games.