With Gameweek 2 coming up in a couple of days, it’s time to revisit those goalkeepers and defenders. As we mentioned in our Gameweek In Review piece, we certainly don’t want to go crazy and completely and overhaul our our entire rosters; however, should one of your players have unexpectedly come into the season as a substitute (David De Gea) or in a role that is different than anticipated and would reduce their fantasy value, swapping them out should be a priority in the next week or two before they experience significant price drops. So without further ado, allow me to present you with our Top Goalkeeper & Defender picks for this gameweek… and if you have some players in mind that you think should be on the list, shout them out in the comments section below!

Top Goalkeepers - Gameweek 2

Maarten Stekelenburg (5.0m) - Southampton

Southampton hosts an Everton squad that appear to continue to suffer from the lack of creativity that plagued them last season. Should the Toffees fail to improve upon last week's performance, Southampton should have no problem dispatching them in their home debut on Saturday. Furthermore, Stekelenburg should find himself a starter on fantasy teams over the next several weeks as Southampton has several winnable fixtures scheduled for the next four-to-five weeks.

Adrián (5.0m) - West Ham

Adrián was the leading fantasy goalkeeper in GW1, earning 11 points in the FPL following West Ham's stunning 2-0 win at Emirates Stadium. With home matches against Leicester and Bournemouth over the next two Gameweeks, we expect Slaven Bilic's disciplined defense to come away with one, if not two, clean sheets.

Joe Hart (5.5m) - Manchester City

The only premium-priced goalkeeper to register a clean sheet in Gameweek 1, the Manchester City keeper faces a Chelsea team in GW2 that typically plays a more defensive style on the road, perhaps even moreso with their starting goalkeeper banned from the second match of the season following his GW1 red card. After the Chelsea match, City's schedule grows considerably softer, during which time Hart could rack up quite a few clean sheets until their GW10 match at Old Trafford.

John Ruddy (4.5m) - Norwich

Ruddy goes up against a Sunderland team whose only offensive output in GW1 against Leicester came when the outcome had already been decided. For those managers who have him in rotation with Stoke's Jack Butland (4.5m) or Bournemouth's Artur Boruc (4.0m), the upcoming fixture lists between the pairs look very promising.

Lukasz Fabianski (5.0m) - Swansea

Despite giving up two goals in his first match against Chelsea, Lukas Fabianski remains as one of our top Goalkeeper picks. With a home match against Newcastle in GW2 and an away match at Sunderland in GW3, Fabianski's prospects for clean sheets should be greatly improved.

Honorable Mention goes to Hugo Lloris (5.0m) of the Tottenham Hotspur. After being held out of GW1 due to his wrist injury, he played a full 90 minutes with the Spurs reserve team over the weekend. Should he be given the nod by manager Mauricio Pochettino, fantasy managers in the market for a netminder would do well to pick him up, as Spurs a very favorable set of fixtures over the next five weeks.

Top Defenders - Gameweek 2

Joe Gomez (4.5) - Liverpool

Gomez got the nod in Gameweek 1 ahead of Alberto Moreno, and the 18-year-old responded by having an incredible debut for the Reds. With a price tag of 4.5m, he is by far the best value pick across Liverpool's strong back four for as long as he is in the Starting XI. Fellow full-back Nathaniel Clyne (5.5m) also showed incredible pace along the right flank and should create quite a few chances once he establishes a rapport with his new teammates.

Cedric Soares (5.0m) - Southampton

Despite being subbed at halftime in GW1 due to a first-half yellow card, Cedric created two chances (resulting in one assist) in his 45 minutes of gametime and was simply a menace out of the full-back position. With a very favorable upcoming schedule, Cedric could provide strong fantasy returns for fantasy managers both from an offensive and defensive perspective.

Matteo Darmian (5.6m) - Manchester United

Darmian did not disappoint in his first match at Old Trafford. Of the entire United back line, Darmian was the most impressive all-around, looking very strong defensively while also showing himself to be very composed in the attacking phase. He appears to be nailed-on at the right-back position, and with United having two very winnable matches coming up (GW2 @ Aston Villa, GW3 vs Newcastle), fantasy managers should move on him quickly - his price has already went up 0.1m since GW1.

Aleksandar Kolarov (5.5m) - Manchester City

The 29-year old left-back had an impressive start to the season against West Brom, performing admirably defensively while also showing some offensive chops as well. Between the 3 attempted shots, 3 key passes and several free kick opportunities, Kolarov looks to be the top choice amongst City defenders even after Kompany's 14 point performance in Gameweek 1. With a very favorable schedule after the GW2 match with Chelsea, make sure to keep a close eye on the Serbian national, especially if his offensive output continues.

Honorable Mention goes to Watford's Miguel Layun (4.5m), who is listed as a defender on the FPL website but started at midfield as a result of injuries to Almen Abdi and Steven Berghuis. While we do not expect him to retain a starting role in the midfield once they return, the possibility of earning Defender-level points while operating in a midfield capacity (i.e. more offensive chances) makes for an intriguing temporary pickup - especially in GW2 when Watford hosts a reeling West Brom squad.

Be sure to read our other weekly posts before finalizing your Gameweek 2 roster!

• Gameweek In Review: Gameweek 1

• GW2: Upcoming Matchups