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DefCon points, and the defenders and midfielders who earn them.
The best FPL defenders for Gameweek 3, ranked by clean-sheet potential, attacking upside, set pieces, value and medium-term usefulness.
This article needed a complete rewrite. Bouaddi is no longer a future Premier League prospect: he is officially a Manchester City player and FPL has priced him at £5.5m as a midfielder.
Florentino has joined Ipswich as a £5.0m FPL midfielder. Assess his expected role, defensive-contribution route and limited attacking ceiling.
The official FPL Statistics menu contains 43 metrics. Learn how to use Form, xGI, points per match, value, transfers and Defensive Contributions without misreading the data.
Sangaré's projected DefCon appeal now has Premier League evidence. He starred as Brentford beat Tottenham 3-0 and was heavily involved in the attacking returns.
Manchester United have agreed a deal for Carlos Baleba, with a medical still required. We assess the £5.0m FPL DefCon profile and United midfield impact.
Nobel Mendy costs £4.0m in FPL and averaged 11.3 CBIT per 90 in La Liga. Assess his Hull role, defensive-contribution potential and budget value.
Rank the top 25 FPL Draft defenders for 2026/27, including Gabriel, Gvardiol, Van Dijk and high-upside DefCon and attacking defenders.
Find 15 FPL Draft sleepers for 2026/27, including late-round set-piece specialists, DefCon midfielders, cheap starters and pre-season risers.
Hull City have signed Lucas Gourna-Douath from Red Bull Salzburg. Here is the FPL impact, including defensive-contribution potential and minutes competition.
Malick Thiaw offers goal threat, defensive-contribution points and a secure Newcastle role at £5.0m. See whether he belongs in your Gameweek 1 squad.
Elliot Anderson costs £6.5m after joining Manchester City. Assess whether last season's 52 DefCon points, set pieces and box-to-box role can survive the move.
Lucas Herrington is now officially priced at £4.0m in FPL. Assess whether Hull's young Australia centre-back can become a starting DefCon enabler.
Fulham have signed Shea Charles on a five-year deal. Assess his central-midfield role, six goals and two assists last season, DefCon potential and FPL price status.
Moisés Caicedo costs £5.5m and has added pre-season corner involvement to an already strong defensive-contribution profile. Assess the FPL value.
Crystal Palace have signed Takehiro Tomiyasu and FPL has added him at £4.5m. Assess his versatility, starting chances, injury history and DefCon potential.
Malick Fofana adds attacking upside while Danso increases defensive competition. Mukiele remains Sunderland’s strongest current FPL route.
Everton have signed Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal. Assess his role and the FPL impact on Röhl, Hackney, Garner and Everton's defence.
Budget defender rankings updated after GW3 evidence: Hull's three straight clean sheets put Tzolakis, Ajayi and Egan firmly in the conversation, with fixtures still crucial.
Nottingham Forest have signed Xaver Schlager on a two-year deal. We assess his £5.0m FPL price, minutes, contributions and effect on Forest's attackers.
Chelsea have confirmed Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace. We assess his £6.0m price, role under Xabi Alonso, minutes and defensive contributions.
Hull have signed Hidemasa Morita from Sporting. We assess his direct FPL value and the potential effect on McBurnie, Giles, Targett and Hull's defence.
Bruno Guimarães is now an Arsenal midfielder, so the old Newcastle penalty and fixture analysis is obsolete. His first Arsenal start gives managers a new role to assess at £6.9m.
Update the FPL defensive-contribution watchlist after GW3, focusing on reliable 90-minute defenders, Hull's defensive base and players whose roles create repeatable DefCon points.
Joao Gomes earned regular defensive contribution points at Wolves. His move to Aston Villa should secure minutes, but it may change the volume of defensive actions behind his FPL value.
Defenders need ten CBIT actions and midfielders need twelve including recoveries. Here is how defensive contribution points work and which player profiles benefit.
The current 2026/27 FPL scoring system explained, including appearance points, goals, assists, clean sheets, goalkeeper saves, bonus points and defensive contributions.
Written for a gameweek that has now been played — we are on Gameweek 3.
Wilson Isidor scored from the bench as Sunderland beat Fulham 1-0. Mukiele and Ballard also produced strong defensive-contribution numbers, but Sunderland's fixtures now become harder.
All 10 opening matches are complete. Here are the most important FPL lessons from every club, including roles, penalties, budget starters and the traps not to chase into GW2.
The placeholder is gone. Here are the final locked GW1 Defensive Contribution lessons, including Sangaré's 13 actions, Brentford's DefCon strength and cheap defenders who reached the threshold.