5 Fantasy Football Tips To Beat Your Friends In 19/20

Speaking of not putting all your money into the attacking players, this brings us on to one of the most important elements of succeeding in the game, and that's defenders.

Often costing less than half of the top strikers and midfielders, it's a wise move to fill your defence with those defensive players who statistically keep the clean sheets and contribute to goals.

Liverpool's defence is a prime example of this, and while Mo Salah and co rack up the attacking points, the likes of Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold will give you points for clean-sheets, goals, assists and tackle bonuses in some formats.

Having expensive strikers in your team means you are relying fully upon them getting amongst the goals, while having defenders from the top teams gives you a chance scoring highly regardless.

Sticking five at the back can often be a tactic which leads players to victory.

While it's easy to be drawn into those attacking stars who grab the headlines, it's vital that you fill your defence with players who will score consistently over the course of the campaign.