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 1 ranking
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ARSGabriel
Gabriel
ARS · DEF · £8.0 · form 0.0
22
xPts / 5GW
MCIO'Reilly
O'Reilly
MCI · DEF · £6.5 · form 0.0
22
xPts / 5GW
MCIGuéhi
Guéhi
MCI · DEF · £6.0 · form 0.0
21
xPts / 5GW
MCIGvardiol
Gvardiol
MCI · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
19
xPts / 5GW
CRYMuñoz
Muñoz
CRY · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
19
xPts / 5GW
MCIRúben
Rúben
MCI · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
19
xPts / 5GW
TOTSenesi
Senesi
TOT · DEF · £6.0 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
LIVVirgil
Virgil
LIV · DEF · £6.5 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
ARSCalafiori
Calafiori
ARS · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
EVETarkowski
Tarkowski
EVE · DEF · £6.0 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
MCIMatheus N.
Matheus N.
MCI · DEF · £6.0 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
TOTVan Hecke
Van Hecke
TOT · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
18
xPts / 5GW
CRYLacroix
Lacroix
CRY · DEF · £6.0 · form 0.0
17
xPts / 5GW
CRYRichards
Richards
CRY · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
17
xPts / 5GW
SUNMukiele
Mukiele
SUN · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
17
xPts / 5GW
BREVan den Berg
Van den Berg
BRE · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
TOTPedro Porro
Pedro Porro
TOT · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
NFOAina
Aina
NFO · DEF · £4.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
TOTRomero
Romero
TOT · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
CRYMitchell
Mitchell
CRY · DEF · £4.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
NFON.Williams
N.Williams
NFO · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
BRECollins
Collins
BRE · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
TOTVan de Ven
Van de Ven
TOT · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
BHAF.Kadıoğlu
F.Kadıoğlu
BHA · DEF · £4.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
MUNMaguire
Maguire
MUN · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
BHAWieffer
Wieffer
BHA · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
BOUTruffert
Truffert
BOU · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
NEWThiaw
Thiaw
NEW · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
16
xPts / 5GW
CHEChalobah
Chalobah
CHE · DEF · £5.5 · form 0.0
15
xPts / 5GW
EVEKeane
Keane
EVE · DEF · £5.0 · form 0.0
15
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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