Fantasy Premier League 2017-18: Players to pick for Gameweek 2

Defenders

4. Stephen Ward - Short Term

Ward scored an absolute belter against Chelsea

Ward shocked everyone with a brilliant goal against Chelsea last week but that is not the main reason he's on our team. Burnley as a unit have been extremely composed at the back in all their home fixtures and will look to continue their form.

Their next game is against Tony Pulis led West Brom who have always found it difficult to score goals. Burnley's defensive solidity and West Brom's inability to score a lot of goals makes Ward a good option.

3. Cedric Soares - Long Term

There were doubts about Cedric's fitness status but these were put to rest after new manager Pellegrino started the right back against Swansea City. Southampton's easy run of fixtures has compelled us to invest in the Saints backline and Cedric seems to be the obvious choice.

Managers could also go for centre-back Maya Yoshida, who has on several occasions shown his aerial strength.

2. Harry Maguire - Differential

Maguire has been brought to improve Leicester's ailing defence

Leicester City new signing Harry Maguire has instantly settled with the squad and comes to our team mainly due to his attacking instinct. The player got an assist in his last game against Arsenal even though the team conceded a total of 4 goals.

However, a fixture against Brighton at home should not be the kinds that will trouble the Leicester backline. The newly promoted team hardly came out of their own box and have scored just 1 goal in their last 4 league games.

If all goes well, Leicester should see out this match without conceding a goal.