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            <p>Wondering who are the best FPL budget £4.5m defenders for 2024/25? Expert Fantasy Premier League manager Abdul Rehman (<a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">FPL Salah</a>) has it covered.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL £4.5m defenders 2024/25</strong></h2>
<p>The FPL budget defenders position will likely require the most planning.</p>
<p>Some managers will want to rotate their budget defenders to make the most of the <a href="http://fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker/">optimal fixtures</a> in each gameweek.</p>
<p>Here are our top selections:</p>
<h3><strong>Ezri Konsa (£4.5m) - Aston Villa</strong></h3>
<p>Konsa is another great value £4.5m defender. Aston Villa were in the top six for goals conceded last season and kept the fifth most clean sheets (eight).</p>
<p>Konsa is nailed to start at centre-back and looks to be the best value defender in the Villa defence alongside teammate <strong>Pau Torres (£4.5m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Outside of <strong>Ollie Watkins (£9.0m)</strong> Konsa played the most minutes (3069) and started the most games (35) of any Villa player.</p>
<div id="attachment_65139" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65139" class="size-full wp-image-65139" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-7-2.jpg" alt="Ezri Konsa " width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65139" class="wp-caption-text">Ezri Konsa</p>
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<p>Villa finished fourth last term securing Champions League football, and they will no doubt bolster their squad at both ends of the pitch - I don't see why they can't have another great season.</p>
<p>The Villains have a tough opening few games against West Ham (a) and Arsenal (H) but from Gameweek 3 embark on a great run of games.</p>
<p>They play Leicester City (a), Everton (H), Wolves (H), Ipswich (a), Manchester United (H) and Fulham (a) so should keep a few clean sheets in that run.</p>
<p>Villa also have good rotation with Newcastle and Nottingham Forest who also have £4.5m viable defenders. Burn and Konsa will be a popular rotating pair.</p>
<div id="attachment_65138" style="width: 1655px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65138" class="size-full wp-image-65138" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aston-Villa-Forest-and-Newcastle-rotation.jpg" alt="Aston Villa, Forest and Newcastle rotation" width="1645" height="229" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65138" class="wp-caption-text">Aston Villa rotation with Forest and Newcastle</p>
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<h3><strong>Joachim Andersen/Marc Guehi (£4.5m) - Crystal Palace</strong></h3>
<p>Both Andersen and Guehi look good at their price points.</p>
<p>Crystal Palace actually had the fifth best defence last season in terms of goals conceded (58) and xGC (53.7)</p>
<p>The centre-backs are nailed to start and Palace rotate nicely with both Newcastle and Everton, so look like great picks for your third or fourth defender.</p>
<p>Comparing the two, Andersen does seem to have the superior attacking threat, leading in all categories and the Dane also finished as the top scoring 4.5m defender last season.</p>
<p>Guehi has also been linked to a move away to Liverpool and Newcastle with the Magpies looking favourite to sign him if he does go, so that is one to monitor. We should know his status before Gameweek 1.</p>
<p>Palace have good <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> in the first 10, playing West Ham (H), Leicester City (H), Everton (a), Forest (a) and Wolves (a).</p>
<div id="attachment_65140" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65140" class="size-full wp-image-65140" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-8-1.jpg" alt="March Guehi and Joachim Andersen" width="800" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65140" class="wp-caption-text">March Guehi and Joachim Andersen</p>
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<h3><strong>Vitalii Mykolenko (£4.5m) - Everton</strong></h3>
<p>Everton are a very solid outfit under Sean Dyche who has provided defensive stability in all his jobs.</p>
<p>The Toffees conceded the fourth least goals (51) last term with with an xGC of 56.0 (seventh). They are no doubt a defence first sort of team and will keep a fair few clean sheets again.</p>
<p>This is further backed up by the fact they kept 13 cleans sheets (second) with only Arsenal keeping more than them.</p>
<p>Mykolenko looks the most nailed of the £4.5m defender picks from Everton. He is also the most attacking - the Ukrainian bagged two goals and one assist last season.</p>
<div id="attachment_65141" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65141" class="size-full wp-image-65141" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-9-1.jpg" alt="Vitali Mykolenko" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65141" class="wp-caption-text">Vitali Mykolenko</p>
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<p>The Merseyside team rotate well with Palace and Manchester United, so Mykolenko should be considered if you plan to have one of their defenders.</p>
<p><strong>Lisandro Martinez (£4.5m)</strong> also looks decent value despite United's poor form at the back last season, so he could be one to rotate with Mykolenko.</p>
<div id="attachment_65142" style="width: 1651px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65142" class="size-full wp-image-65142" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Everton-rotation-with-Palace-and-Man-United-.jpg" alt="Everton rotation with Palace and Man United" width="1641" height="242" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65142" class="wp-caption-text">Everton rotation with Palace and Man United</p>
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<h3><strong>Dan Burn (£4.5m) - Newcastle </strong></h3>
<p>Dan Burn is looking excellent value at the moment. He looks to be first choice left-back after cementing his place last season under Eddie Howe.</p>
<p>There is a bit of doubt there long-term, with <strong>Lewis Hall (£4.5m)</strong>, <strong>Lloyd Kelly (£4.5m)</strong> and <strong>Tino Livramento (£4.5m)</strong> able to play left-back too, so Burn should be monitored in Newcastle's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-results-guide">pre-season games</a>.</p>
<p>However with <strong>Sven Botman (£4.5m)</strong> out until late December, Burn should partner <strong>Fabian Schar (£4.5m)</strong> in Botman's absence if Newcastle don't sign another centre-back.</p>
<p>The Magpies weren't the best at the back last season, conceding 62 goals (thirteenth) with an <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/a-simple-guide-to-opta-stats-for-fpl">expected goals conceded (xGC)</a> of 62.7 (twelfth) however we know they can be a good defensive side.</p>
<p>Importantly, <strong>Nick Pope (£5.0m)</strong> is back fit which will surely improve their clean sheet prospects.</p>
<p>Newcastle's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> are good to start the season as they play Southampton (H), Bournemouth (a), Wolves (a), Fulham (a), Everton (a) and Brighton (H) during the first 10.</p>
<p>They also rotate really well with Aston Villa so Burn looks a great option as a third/fourth rotating defender.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-65136" class="wp-caption-text">Newcastle and Aston Villa rotation</p>
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<p>Burn also has some attacking threat. He scored two goals and two assists last season and over the course of his career has netted 21 times and registered eight assists.</p>
<div id="attachment_65137" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65137" class="size-full wp-image-65137" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-6-1.jpg" alt="Dan Burn" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-65137" class="wp-caption-text">Dan Burn</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL £4.5m defenders 2024/25: Other mentions</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Lewis Hall</strong> might be the best Newcastle defender to go for seeing as he looks nailed at left back. He has played the most minutes in pre-season picking up a goal and two assists.</p>
<p><strong>Rayan Ait-Nouri</strong> is one of the most attacking defenders in the game. He played quite a few games last season as a winger but is naturally a left-back.</p>
<p>The Algerian scored two goals and created three assists but Wolves dont have great <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> to start the season. He will be an option at some point this season.</p>
<p>Ipswich's <strong>Leif Davis </strong>looks a very exciting prospect - he scored two goals in the Championship last season and racked up a staggering 21 assists.</p>
<p>The left-back is extremely attacking but I don't see many clean sheets for Kieran McKenna's side.</p>
<p>Their opening games also couldn't get any worse with Liverpool and Manchester City in the first two. Possibly one to look at from Gameweek 3 when the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> pick up starting with a home game to Fulham.</p>
<p><strong>Lewis Dunk</strong> should be nailed to start for Brighton but the Seagulls don't have a sustained run of good <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> until Gameweek 12.</p>
<p>The Brighton skipper could be a very useful rotating defender for the long term, however.</p>
<p><strong>Antonee Robinson</strong> picked up six assists last season and Fulham have some decent <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> in the first six games. A great option if you are planning to wildcard early.</p>
<h2><strong>Best FPL budget defenders 2024/25: Power Rankings and AI predicted points</strong></h2>
<p>I will now rank these options, exclusively for Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/join">members</a> and reveal how they are expected to score in the first five gameweeks according to the Hub's powerful predicted points AI.</p>
<p>Rankings are given with respect to the players FPL potential looking at price, fixtures and overall value.</p>
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