Defensive contribution
Who actually earns DefCon points
Two points for a defender with 10 or more clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles in a match — or a midfielder or forward with 12 or more, ball recoveries included.
PositionPlayers with at least 180 minutes
Under the radar
Highest rates among players owned by under 5% of managers.
YoroDEFMUN
14.8 per 90needs 10Averages well clear of the line
£4.8m
0.5% owned
LermaMIDCRY
17.6 per 90needs 12Averages well clear of the line
£4.8m
0.1% owned
FofanaDEFCHE
13.6 per 90needs 10Averages well clear of the line
£5.0m
0.2% owned
PalaciosMIDIPS
16.1 per 90needs 12Averages well clear of the line
£5.0m
0.1% owned
DisasiDEFCRY
12.9 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.4m
0.1% owned
BijolDEFLEE
12.9 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.6% owned
Every position · ranked by rate against threshold
YoroDEFMUN
14.8 per 90needs 10Averages well clear of the line
£4.8m
0.5% owned
LermaMIDCRY
17.6 per 90needs 12Averages well clear of the line
£4.8m
0.1% owned
FofanaDEFCHE
13.6 per 90needs 10Averages well clear of the line
£5.0m
0.2% owned
PalaciosMIDIPS
16.1 per 90needs 12Averages well clear of the line
£5.0m
0.1% owned
DisasiDEFCRY
12.9 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.4m
0.1% owned
BijolDEFLEE
12.9 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.6% owned
O.DangoMIDBRE
15.3 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£6.2m
0.4% owned
M.SangaréMIDBRE
14.9 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.5m
7.1% owned
BalebaMIDMUN
14.7 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£4.9m
0.3% owned
ThomasDEFCOV
12.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.0m
9.4% owned
MukieleDEFSUN
12.2 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.4m
1.8% owned
NyoniMIDLIV
14.3 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£4.8m
0.0% owned
BotmanDEFNEW
11.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.8% owned
NúñezMIDIPS
13.5 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£4.8m
0.1% owned
EganDEFHUL
11.2 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.1m
7.2% owned
PinnockDEFCOV
11.1 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.5m
0.1% owned
MaddisonMIDTOT
13.2 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£6.2m
0.5% owned
RichardsDEFCRY
11.0 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.9m
0.6% owned
HickeyDEFBRE
10.8 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.5m
0.1% owned
TarkowskiDEFEVE
10.7 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£6.2m
18.3% owned
AhanorDEFCRY
10.7 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.5m
0.0% owned
GallagherMIDTOT
12.6 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.3m
0.2% owned
GelhardtMIDHUL
12.6 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.0% owned
BouaddiMIDMCI
12.5 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.5m
0.2% owned
SilvaDEFBOU
10.4 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.6% owned
MuharemovićDEFLEE
10.4 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.0m
5.1% owned
LacroixDEFCHE
10.4 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.9m
6.3% owned
MilenkovićDEFNFO
10.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.4m
0.8% owned
MurilloDEFNFO
10.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.5m
2.1% owned
AjerDEFBRE
10.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.5m
4.1% owned
BranthwaiteDEFEVE
10.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.5m
2.4% owned
AffengruberDEFFUL
10.3 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.5m
0.7% owned
VuskovicDEFBHA
10.2 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.1m
5.9% owned
CharlesMIDFUL
12.3 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.1% owned
MazraouiDEFMUN
10.1 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.3m
0.4% owned
Andrey SantosMIDMUN
12.0 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£4.7m
0.5% owned
SchlagerMIDNFO
12.0 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.1% owned
LaviaMIDCHE
12.0 per 90needs 12Averages right on the line
£5.0m
0.2% owned
HillDEFBOU
10.0 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£5.5m
0.8% owned
O'SheaDEFIPS
10.0 per 90needs 10Averages right on the line
£4.0m
2.7% owned
Data note: Contribution counts and the per-90 rate are published by the official Fantasy Premier League API, as are the thresholds. The rate is compared against the threshold here; the comparison is ours, the numbers are not.
One caveat worth stating plainly: a per-90 rate is an average, not a hit rate. A midfielder averaging 12.5 might post 20, 5, 13 and 12 rather than clearing the line every week. A high rate means the returns are likely, never that they are certain — and goalkeepers do not earn defensive contribution points at all.