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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.

1PinnockadjCoventry · £4.5m · 0% owned1.3690% starter
9.8 pts · 2.18/£m
2BotmanNewcastle · £5.0m · 1% owned1.2947% starter
4.9 pts · 0.97/£m
3RichardsPalace · £4.9m · 0% owned1.2886% starter
8.8 pts · 1.80/£m
4MurilloForest · £5.5m · 2% owned1.2890% starter
9.2 pts · 1.67/£m
5MuharemovićLeeds · £5.1m · 6% owned1.2090% starter
8.6 pts · 1.69/£m
6HillBournemouth · £5.6m · 3% owned1.1990% starter
8.6 pts · 1.53/£m
7SilvaBournemouth · £5.1m · 4% owned1.1890% starter
8.5 pts · 1.67/£m
8MendyHull · £4.1m · 4% owned1.1673% starter
6.8 pts · 1.66/£m
9BijolLeeds · £5.0m · 0% owned1.1643% starter
4.0 pts · 0.80/£m
10MukieleSunderland · £5.3m · 1% owned1.1390% starter
8.1 pts · 1.54/£m
11DisasiadjPalace · £4.4m · 0% owned1.1251% starter
4.6 pts · 1.04/£m
12VirgilLiverpool · £6.4m · 15% owned1.0840% starter
3.4 pts · 0.54/£m
13BranthwaiteEverton · £5.5m · 2% owned1.0580% starter
6.7 pts · 1.23/£m
14TarkowskiEverton · £6.2m · 19% owned1.0288% starter
7.2 pts · 1.16/£m
15AffengruberFulham · £4.5m · 1% owned0.9690% starter
6.9 pts · 1.54/£m
16AldereteSunderland · £4.8m · 0% owned0.9543% starter
3.3 pts · 0.68/£m
17YoroMan United · £4.8m · 0% owned0.9479% starter
5.9 pts · 1.24/£m
18AjerBrentford · £4.5m · 4% owned0.9485% starter
6.4 pts · 1.41/£m
19EganHull · £4.1m · 7% owned0.9290% starter
6.6 pts · 1.61/£m
20GabrielArsenal · £8.1m · 26% owned0.8990% starter
6.4 pts · 0.79/£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.

1MainooMan United · £5.5m · 1% owned1.4651% starter
6.0 pts · 1.08/£m
2LermaPalace · £4.8m · 0% owned1.3662% starter
6.8 pts · 1.41/£m
3PalaciosIpswich · £5.0m · 0% owned1.3487% starter
9.3 pts · 1.86/£m
4JaneltBrentford · £5.0m · 2% owned1.0090% starter
7.2 pts · 1.45/£m
5ChristieBournemouth · £5.0m · 0% owned1.0090% starter
7.2 pts · 1.44/£m
6AdamsBournemouth · £5.0m · 0% owned0.9990% starter
7.1 pts · 1.42/£m
7M.SangaréBrentford · £5.4m · 6% owned0.9862% starter
4.9 pts · 0.90/£m
8SchlagerForest · £5.0m · 0% owned0.9490% starter
6.8 pts · 1.36/£m
9AmpaduLeeds · £5.3m · 1% owned0.8390% starter
6.0 pts · 1.13/£m
10AndersonadjMan City · £6.2m · 4% owned0.8090% starter
5.8 pts · 0.93/£m
11IroegbunamadjHull · £5.0m · 0% owned0.7985% starter
5.4 pts · 1.07/£m
12KamaraAston Villa · £5.0m · 0% owned0.7690% starter
5.5 pts · 1.09/£m
13GarnerEverton · £6.0m · 0% owned0.7590% starter
5.4 pts · 0.90/£m
14FernandesadjTottenham · £5.6m · 1% owned0.7290% starter
5.2 pts · 0.93/£m
15FlorentinoIpswich · £4.8m · 0% owned0.7190% starter
5.1 pts · 1.06/£m
16YatesForest · £4.4m · 1% owned0.6936% starter
2.0 pts · 0.45/£m
17TielemansadjMan United · £5.6m · 1% owned0.6890% starter
4.9 pts · 0.88/£m
18McAteeForest · £5.5m · 0% owned0.6890% starter
4.9 pts · 0.88/£m
19XhakaSunderland · £5.3m · 3% owned0.6768% starter
3.6 pts · 0.69/£m
20CaicedoChelsea · £5.3m · 1% owned0.6390% starter
4.5 pts · 0.85/£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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