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The defenders worth owning
Every available defender with real minutes, ranked on the numbers that decide a transfer.
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Egan
DEFHUL£4.0m#3 form
Pts
23
PPG
7.7
Form
7.7
Own
5.6%
AVL (H)CHE (A)NEW (A)
65Mendy
DEFHUL£4.0m#2 form
Pts
24
PPG
8.0
Form
8.0
Own
5.9%
AVL (H)CHE (A)NEW (A)
64Ajayi
DEFHUL£4.1m#1 form
Pts
25
PPG
8.3
Form
8.3
Own
10.0%
AVL (H)CHE (A)NEW (A)
63Bogle
DEFLEE£4.5m#4 form
Pts
22
PPG
7.3
Form
7.3
Own
0.9%
BHA (A)NEW (H)CRY (H)
63Tarkowski
DEFEVE£6.0m
Pts
21
PPG
7.0
Form
7.0
Own
11.0%
MUN (H)TOT (A)IPS (H)
62Gvardiol
DEFMCI£5.6m#5 form
Pts
22
PPG
7.3
Form
7.3
Own
19.2%
COV (H)MUN (A)SUN (H)
62De Cuyper
DEFBHA£4.7m
Pts
21
PPG
7.0
Form
7.0
Own
18.1%
LEE (H)COV (A)ARS (H)
61Guéhi
DEFMCI£6.0m
Pts
20
PPG
6.7
Form
6.7
Own
18.7%
COV (H)MUN (A)SUN (H)
59Calafiori
DEFARS£5.7m
Pts
20
PPG
10.0
Form
6.7
Own
46.3%
CHE (H)SUN (A)BHA (A)
57Giles
DEFHUL£4.0m
Pts
20
PPG
6.7
Form
6.7
Own
1.1%
AVL (H)CHE (A)NEW (A)
57White
DEFARS£5.5m
Pts
18
PPG
9.0
Form
6.0
Own
7.7%
CHE (H)SUN (A)BHA (A)
56Hall
DEFNEW£5.1m
Pts
18
PPG
6.0
Form
6.0
Own
10.5%
BOU (H)LEE (A)HUL (H)
55Vuskovic
DEFBHA£5.0m
Pts
18
PPG
6.0
Form
6.0
Own
2.5%
LEE (H)COV (A)ARS (H)
54Justin
DEFLEE£4.5m
Pts
16
PPG
5.3
Form
5.3
Own
1.5%
BHA (A)NEW (H)CRY (H)
50Gabriel
DEFARS£8.0m
Pts
13
PPG
6.5
Form
4.3
Own
25.5%
CHE (H)SUN (A)BHA (A)
49Mitchell
DEFCRY£4.5m
Pts
16
PPG
5.3
Form
5.3
Own
5.0%
FUL (A)IPS (H)LEE (A)
47Mukiele
DEFSUN£5.5m
Pts
13
PPG
6.5
Form
4.3
Own
2.4%
BRE (A)ARS (H)MCI (A)
47Kayode
DEFBRE£4.6m
Pts
16
PPG
5.3
Form
5.3
Own
9.4%
SUN (H)BOU (A)CHE (H)
46Muharemović
DEFLEE£5.0m
Pts
14
PPG
4.7
Form
4.7
Own
3.3%
BHA (A)NEW (H)CRY (H)
46N.Williams
DEFNFO£5.0m
Pts
15
PPG
5.0
Form
5.0
Own
8.3%
TOT (H)AVL (A)COV (H)
45Thomas
DEFCOV£4.0m
Pts
15
PPG
5.0
Form
5.0
Own
8.6%
MCI (A)BHA (H)NFO (A)
44Ajer
DEFBRE£4.5m
Pts
13
PPG
4.3
Form
4.3
Own
5.1%
SUN (H)BOU (A)CHE (H)
40Branthwaite
DEFEVE£5.5m
Pts
13
PPG
4.3
Form
4.3
Own
1.8%
MUN (H)TOT (A)IPS (H)
40Dedić
DEFNEW£4.5m
Pts
13
PPG
4.3
Form
4.3
Own
3.5%
BOU (H)LEE (A)HUL (H)
40Enablers
The cheapest that still play
defenders at the bottom of the price list who are actually starting — the ones that free money up elsewhere.
Premiums
The most expensive
What the money buys, and whether the output justifies it.
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Data note: Points, prices, ownership, minutes and fixtures come from the official Fantasy Premier League API. The rating and the ordering are ours.