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FPL Defensive Contribution

Defensive contribution — who actually crosses the line

FPL pays 2 points when a single match crosses the defensive-actions threshold. These are each player’s projected DefCon points for the gameweek. An adj tag marks a summer mover rebased to his new club’s defensive workload — hover it for the clubs.

Defenders

Threshold: 10 actions, recoveries excluded in one match. Bold number = expected DefCon points per start; right column = start chance, then points and value over the next 8 gameweeks.

1SenesiadjTottenham · £5.9m · 6% owned1.3278% starter
8.2 pts · 1.40/£m
2J.CuencaFulham · £4.5m · 0% owned1.1332% starter
2.9 pts · 0.64/£m
3AjerBrentford · £4.5m · 5% owned1.1090% starter
7.9 pts · 1.76/£m
4EganHull · £4.0m · 4% owned1.0790% starter
7.7 pts · 1.94/£m
5TarkowskiEverton · £6.0m · 10% owned1.0588% starter
7.4 pts · 1.23/£m
6HillBournemouth · £5.5m · 1% owned1.0490% starter
7.5 pts · 1.36/£m
7MukieleSunderland · £5.5m · 2% owned1.0387% starter
7.2 pts · 1.30/£m
8BallardSunderland · £5.0m · 4% owned1.0390% starter
7.4 pts · 1.48/£m
9LacroixadjChelsea · £6.0m · 9% owned1.0090% starter
7.2 pts · 1.20/£m
10O'SheaIpswich · £4.0m · 3% owned1.0077% starter
6.2 pts · 1.54/£m
11MurilloForest · £5.5m · 2% owned1.0084% starter
6.7 pts · 1.22/£m
12SilvaBournemouth · £5.0m · 0% owned0.9990% starter
7.1 pts · 1.42/£m
13BotmanNewcastle · £5.0m · 1% owned0.9890% starter
7.1 pts · 1.41/£m
14BijolLeeds · £5.0m · 1% owned0.9790% starter
7.0 pts · 1.40/£m
15KeaneEverton · £4.9m · 1% owned0.9733% starter
2.6 pts · 0.52/£m
16RichardsPalace · £5.0m · 1% owned0.9690% starter
6.9 pts · 1.39/£m
17BranthwaiteEverton · £5.5m · 2% owned0.9375% starter
5.6 pts · 1.02/£m
18CollinsBrentford · £5.5m · 2% owned0.9090% starter
6.5 pts · 1.18/£m
19HallNewcastle · £5.1m · 8% owned0.9090% starter
6.4 pts · 1.26/£m
20KhalailiPalace · £5.0m · 0% owned0.8851% starter
3.6 pts · 0.72/£m

Midfielders

Threshold: 12 actions including recoveries in one match. Bold number = expected DefCon points per start; right column = start chance, then points and value over the next 8 gameweeks.

1AndersonadjMan City · £6.4m · 5% owned1.0990% starter
7.9 pts · 1.23/£m
2StachLeeds · £6.0m · 3% owned1.0690% starter
7.6 pts · 1.27/£m
3LermaPalace · £4.9m · 0% owned1.0054% starter
4.3 pts · 0.89/£m
4DominguezForest · £5.0m · 0% owned1.0049% starter
3.9 pts · 0.78/£m
5ScottBournemouth · £6.0m · 2% owned1.0090% starter
7.2 pts · 1.20/£m
6CaicedoChelsea · £5.4m · 2% owned0.9866% starter
5.2 pts · 0.96/£m
7BentancurTottenham · £5.5m · 0% owned0.9454% starter
4.1 pts · 0.74/£m
8AmpaduLeeds · £5.5m · 1% owned0.9390% starter
6.7 pts · 1.21/£m
9GarnerEverton · £6.0m · 0% owned0.9090% starter
6.5 pts · 1.08/£m
10M.SangaréBrentford · £5.7m · 12% owned0.8990% starter
6.4 pts · 1.12/£m
11XhakaSunderland · £5.5m · 5% owned0.8590% starter
6.2 pts · 1.12/£m
12WhartonPalace · £5.5m · 1% owned0.8590% starter
6.1 pts · 1.12/£m
13MainooMan United · £5.5m · 1% owned0.8448% starter
3.2 pts · 0.58/£m
14N.GonzalezadjNewcastle · £5.5m · 0% owned0.7969% starter
4.4 pts · 0.80/£m
15JaneltBrentford · £5.0m · 1% owned0.7869% starter
4.3 pts · 0.86/£m
16TielemansadjMan United · £6.0m · 2% owned0.7690% starter
5.5 pts · 0.91/£m
17RiceArsenal · £7.5m · 15% owned0.7690% starter
5.5 pts · 0.73/£m
18SchlagerForest · £5.0m · 0% owned0.7490% starter
5.3 pts · 1.06/£m
19KamadaPalace · £5.0m · 0% owned0.7290% starter
5.2 pts · 1.04/£m
20CookBournemouth · £5.0m · 0% owned0.6990% starter
5.0 pts · 1.00/£m

Opponents to target — where DefCon points get conceded

How often opposition defenders hit the 10-action threshold against each club last season (league average 27%). Palace have been the most reliable DefCon fixture in the league, home or away; Bournemouth are generous hosts but stingy travellers.

Most generous

1Palacehome 40% · away 39%39%1.45x
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2Liverpoolhome 40% · away 36%38%1.39x
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3Brentfordhome 38% · away 30%34%1.24x
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4Aston Villahome 35% · away 32%33%1.22x
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5Evertonhome 35% · away 31%33%1.20x
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6Bournemouthhome 41% · away 24%32%1.17x
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7Newcastlehome 32% · away 31%32%1.16x
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8Leedshome 29% · away 33%31%1.13x
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9Brightonhome 27% · away 33%30%1.09x
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Least generous

10Arsenalhome 28% · away 26%27%0.98x
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11Man Unitedhome 30% · away 23%27%0.98x
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12Tottenham Hotspurhome 31% · away 22%26%0.96x
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13Sunderlandhome 32% · away 17%24%0.90x
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14Man Cityhome 25% · away 21%23%0.84x
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15Chelseahome 31% · away 14%22%0.82x
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16Foresthome 20% · away 23%22%0.80x
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17Fulhamhome 23% · away 11%17%0.62x
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