Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Join Andy & Chris for their series of season preview podcasts, the FPL Lounge Long Weekend. In this second of four episodes ahead of the 2024/25 season, they analyse the Defenders to strongly consider ahead of GW1. As with the all the Long Weekend episodes, the pod is split into three price categories, with the lads assessing the merits of premium assets, middle-ground assets and budget enablers. In this defenders episode, they look at Arsenal's defensive price increases, whether some of the £5.0m assets are worth their attacking upside compared to their cheaper teammates, and they try to unearth some £4.0m budget gems. The episodes for Midfielders and Forwards will be released over the next two consecutive days, ahead of their flagship GW1 Preview next week. Don't forget to follow the lads on X, instagram and threads @FPL_Lounge and subscribe to the show to ensure you have new episodes before the gameweek deadline!