Fantasy Football Tips: 5 Essential Transfers For Gameweek 20

4. Per Mertesacker

Team: Arsenal Value: £6.3 million Points In GW19: 9 Another defender in a rich vein of form is Arsenal's Per Mertesacker. The German marshalled a firm backline against Newcastle at the weekend to keep the Magpies at bay and help his side grind out a scrappy, yet impressive 1-0 win at St James' Park. That win moved the Gunners back to the summit of the Premier League and it is because of the Londoner's sound defensive foundations why they find themselves at the top. The north London club have only conceded 18 league goals this season - the joint-fewest in the topflight alongside Everton. And while you also have to praise their attacking talents, the likes of Mertesacker are often overlooked. He shouldn't be in your Fantasy Football team, particularly as Cardiff, Arsenal's New Year's Day's opponents, have scored the second fewest goals in the league (15). Only Crystal Palace (12) have scored fewer. One of the league's best defences should have no problems against one of its most profligate attack forces.