A squad built around players who bank defensive-contribution (+2) points — high-floor defenders and ball-winning midfielders.
The inclusion reason behind every squad slot.
Goalkeepers can't earn defensive-contribution points under FPL's 2025/26 scoring rules — ranked on season points value and ownership instead.
Goalkeepers can't earn defensive-contribution points under FPL's 2025/26 scoring rules — ranked on season points value and ownership instead.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
Next best next-fixture point projections per position that didn't make the squad.
Built for FPL's 2025/26 defensive-contribution rule — +2 points when a defender records 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match, or a midfielder/forward records 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries. Defensive-contribution data accrues once matches are played, and every player currently reads 0, so this squad falls back to minutes reliability and points-per-£m floor. Treat it as low-confidence until the season is underway and the DefCon stats light up.
Read the full methodologyNo defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 10+ combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
No defensive-contribution data yet this season (needs 12+ combined tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries in a match to bank the +2) — ranked on minutes and points-per-£m floor until matches are played.
Starting XI, captain doubled, for the current squad — not a forecast of who will actually start.
A model estimate from our own projection engine (form, FPL's next-fixture estimate, and underlying minutes/involvement, adjusted for fixture difficulty) — not an official FPL figure. How this is calculated