Top 3 budget options for your FPL team Gameweek 5 – Fantasy Premier League 2019

#3 Matthew Lowton (£4.5M)

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Having written about Barnes and Haller last week and with Laporte’s injury this week, I thought it would be useful to add one more budget defender to this piece. You might want to shift some of that money from defence to attack which is why I think it is handy to present you with a very steady £4.5M defender option. Step forward Burnley right-back Matthew Lowton.

While most of you own Pope (if you don’t, you should definitely consider him), I see no problem in doubling down on that Burnley defence until December. In the next 10 Gameweeks, Burnley face only Chelsea at home from last year’s top six. Having had a topsy-turvy campaign last season, primarily due to their struggles with the Europa League, Sean Dyche’s Burnley outfit have turned the corner in 2019.

Despite having faced Arsenal, Liverpool and Wolves, Burnley have conceded the least amount of Big Chances in this division. Given their fixture schedule and no Europa distraction this time around, it is reasonable to expect a fair amount of clean-sheets from your 4.5M asset.

For the £4.5M you pay, you won’t just get clean sheet points though. Lowton has posted some impressive creative statistics so far this season. Lowton has already created 5 chances this season and having both Wood and Barnes to aim at, he has a decent chance of bagging an assist or two.