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5) Lewis Dunk (Brighton, 4.5m)
Defensive options at £4.5m are really poor this season, especially with the managerial uncertainty at Newcastle. I would have liked to include Aarons from Norwich but the fact that the Canaries kept just 13 clean sheets out of a possible 46 in the Championship put me off.
A similar story applies to Aston Villa’s defenders - The Villans’ attacking approach led to them conceding a staggering 36 goals in their 23 home games, the second-worst in the Championship. They registered only 12 clean sheets in total, with 10 teams faring better. Although Brighton kept only seven clean sheets in the 2018/19 campaign, the appointment of a new manager in Potter presents some reason for optimism.
The Seagulls have an attractive opening set of fixtures with home games against West Ham, Southampton, and Burnley in the first five gameweeks.
Potter is likely to persist with the Duffy-Dunk partnership and the Englishman also has a significant attacking threat, chipping in with three goals and two assists over the last two seasons. At £4.5m, he should ideally only be used for Brighton’s home games.
