Best FPL defenders to own
Every defender is scored on expected goals, expected assists, minutes reliability and fixture difficulty across the next five gameweeks — not just the points they have already banked.
Gameweek 5 ranking
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LEEBogle
Bogle
LEE · DEF · £4.6 · form 11.3
23
xPts / 5GW
EVETarkowski
Tarkowski
EVE · DEF · £6.1 · form 8.3
23
xPts / 5GW
ARSCalafiori
Calafiori
ARS · DEF · £5.8 · form 5.0
22
xPts / 5GW
MCIGuéhi
Guéhi
MCI · DEF · £6.0 · form 6.0
22
xPts / 5GW
MCIGvardiol
Gvardiol
MCI · DEF · £5.7 · form 7.7
22
xPts / 5GW
ARSGabriel
Gabriel
ARS · DEF · £8.0 · form 5.0
21
xPts / 5GW
BHADe Cuyper
De Cuyper
BHA · DEF · £5.0 · form 7.0
21
xPts / 5GW
NEWHall
Hall
NEW · DEF · £5.3 · form 5.7
21
xPts / 5GW
IPSDavis
Davis
IPS · DEF · £4.0 · form 5.7
19
xPts / 5GW
BHAVuskovic
Vuskovic
BHA · DEF · £5.0 · form 8.7
19
xPts / 5GW
TOTVan Hecke
Van Hecke
TOT · DEF · £4.9 · form 7.3
19
xPts / 5GW
ARSMosquera
Mosquera
ARS · DEF · £5.3 · form 1.5
19
xPts / 5GW
TOTVan de Ven
Van de Ven
TOT · DEF · £5.0 · form 5.3
19
xPts / 5GW
COVThomas
Thomas
COV · DEF · £4.0 · form 4.3
18
xPts / 5GW
LIVVirgil
Virgil
LIV · DEF · £6.5 · form 7.3
18
xPts / 5GW
CRYMitchell
Mitchell
CRY · DEF · £4.5 · form 7.7
18
xPts / 5GW
COVDasilva
Dasilva
COV · DEF · £4.0 · form 5.7
18
xPts / 5GW
FULAffengruber
Affengruber
FUL · DEF · £4.5 · form 4.0
18
xPts / 5GW
EVEBranthwaite
Branthwaite
EVE · DEF · £5.5 · form 5.7
18
xPts / 5GW
LIVJacquet
Jacquet
LIV · DEF · £5.0 · form 6.7
18
xPts / 5GW
LEEMuharemović
Muharemović
LEE · DEF · £5.0 · form 5.7
17
xPts / 5GW
MCIRúben
Rúben
MCI · DEF · £5.5 · form 4.3
17
xPts / 5GW
NFOMurillo
Murillo
NFO · DEF · £5.5 · form 6.0
17
xPts / 5GW
LEEJustin
Justin
LEE · DEF · £4.5 · form 4.7
17
xPts / 5GW
EVEMykolenko
Mykolenko
EVE · DEF · £4.6 · form 5.7
17
xPts / 5GW
HULAjayi
Ajayi
HUL · DEF · £4.2 · form 2.3
17
xPts / 5GW
NFON.Williams
N.Williams
NFO · DEF · £5.0 · form 3.7
17
xPts / 5GW
COVMfuni
Mfuni
COV · DEF · £4.0 · form 3.0
17
xPts / 5GW
FULCastagne
Castagne
FUL · DEF · £4.5 · form 2.7
17
xPts / 5GW
BRESchuster
Schuster
BRE · DEF · £4.5 · form 7.0
17
xPts / 5GW
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The top of this list is the defender with the highest projected points over the next five gameweeks, accounting for fixtures, minutes and underlying attacking numbers.
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