So to help you out, here’s an overview of the best-performing players in the game mode so far, as well as a few recommendations as to who to select for the next five Gameweeks to bolster your scores...
Top of the charts
Palace centre-back Joachim Andersen (£4.9m) is currently the top scoring defender in FPL with a whopping 51 points to his name – two more than the pricier Kieran Trippier (£6.7m), who claims second place, and six more than Arsenal’s Ben White in third.
Goals against Manchester United and Brentford, along with four clean sheets, have seen Andersen rack up all those points. The Dane even has more points than the likes of Jarrod Bowen and James Maddison going into Gameweek 9, and is currently selected by 16.3% of all teams.
He has amassed nine bonus points so far and is currently averaging 6.4 points per match - the highest of any defender in the game. He looks to be the go-to option for over 1.5m Fantasy managers that already have him in their squad, but there are other Palace alternatives…