Best FPL defenders by expected goals

Expected goals accumulated this season. Showing defenders only.

Top defenders by expected goals

#	Player	Club	Price	Min	Own%	xG
1	De Cuyper	BHA	£5.1m	490	36.3%	1.80
2	Davis	IPS	£4.0m	540	7.7%	1.64
3	Bogle	LEE	£4.7m	450	9.1%	1.49
4	Silva	BOU	£5.0m	540	0.6%	1.30
5	Calafiori	ARS	£5.9m	497	52.5%	1.22
6	Khalaili	CRY	£5.0m	469	0.3%	1.16
7	Muñoz	NFO	£5.3m	347	5.1%	1.01
8	Guéhi	MCI	£6.0m	540	17.9%	0.95
9	O'Reilly	MCI	£6.3m	228	9.4%	0.87
10	Mukiele	SUN	£5.4m	450	1.8%	0.81
11	Mitchell	CRY	£4.5m	509	5.9%	0.78
12	Vuskovic	BHA	£5.1m	527	4.8%	0.73
13	Murillo	NFO	£5.5m	539	2.1%	0.70
14	Van Hecke	TOT	£4.9m	540	6.4%	0.69
15	Castagne	FUL	£4.5m	408	1.2%	0.67
16	Ajayi	HUL	£4.2m	513	13.7%	0.66
17	Mendy	HUL	£4.1m	339	6.2%	0.62
18	Van de Ven	TOT	£5.0m	376	3.7%	0.59
19	N.Williams	NFO	£5.0m	540	6.7%	0.58
20	Kayode	BRE	£4.6m	384	7.3%	0.55
21	Gabriel	ARS	£7.9m	540	21.7%	0.51
22	Collins	BRE	£5.4m	196	0.8%	0.51
23	Dasilva	COV	£4.0m	534	1.0%	0.50
24	Muharemović	LEE	£5.0m	540	4.6%	0.49
25	Thomas	COV	£4.0m	527	8.9%	0.49
26	Meunier	SUN	£4.5m	429	0.3%	0.49
27	Lindelöf	AVL	£4.5m	540	0.3%	0.44
28	Justin	LEE	£4.5m	528	1.7%	0.41
29	Pedro Porro	TOT	£5.3m	198	5.6%	0.37
30	James	CHE	£5.3m	292	5.0%	0.33
31	Gvardiol	MCI	£5.8m	458	28.3%	0.32
32	Ajer	BRE	£4.5m	540	3.8%	0.32
33	Maguire	MUN	£4.8m	540	7.4%	0.32
34	Ballard	SUN	£4.8m	450	1.6%	0.31
35	Struijk	BHA	£4.9m	154	0.2%	0.31
36	O'Shea	IPS	£4.0m	540	2.6%	0.30
37	Rúben	MCI	£5.5m	540	1.9%	0.29
38	Maatsen	AVL	£4.4m	335	0.4%	0.28
39	Hall	NEW	£5.3m	539	20.6%	0.27
40	Jacquet	LIV	£5.0m	502	3.8%	0.27
41	Chilwell	CRY	£4.4m	29	0.4%	0.27
42	Robinson	FUL	£4.5m	429	1.3%	0.26
43	Sessegnon	FUL	£4.3m	140	0.3%	0.26
44	Danso	SUN	£5.0m	360	0.2%	0.26
45	Virgil	LIV	£6.5m	540	15.7%	0.25
46	Dalot	MUN	£4.8m	377	1.5%	0.24
47	Konsa	ARS	£4.6m	371	17.3%	0.23
48	Diomande	NFO	£5.4m	253	0.5%	0.23
49	Branthwaite	EVE	£5.5m	540	2.6%	0.22
50	Mazraoui	MUN	£4.3m	97	0.4%	0.22

Data last updated 16 Oct 2026, 03:50. Source: the official Fantasy Premier League API.