A squad built around players who bank defensive-contribution (+2) points — high-floor defenders and ball-winning midfielders.
| Player | Club | Pos | Price | Ownership | Score | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RayaC | ARS | GKP | £6.0m | 29.6% | 84 | Goalkeepers can't earn defensive-contribution points under FPL's 2025/26 scoring rules — ranked on season points value and ownership instead. |
| TruffertV | BOU | DEF | £5.5m | 5.1% | 43 | 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. |
| Mitchell | CRY | DEF | £4.5m | 7.3% | 43 | 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. |
| Guéhi | MCI | DEF | £6.0m | 25.5% | 42 | 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. |
| Van Hecke | TOT | DEF | £5.0m | 8.1% | 42 | 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. |
| Senesi | TOT | DEF | £6.0m | 13.4% | 42 | 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. |
| Anderson | MCI | MID | £6.5m | 12.4% | 42 | 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. |
| Garner | EVE | MID | £6.0m | 4.0% | 41 | 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. |
| Wilson | LEE | MID | £6.5m | 10.1% | 41 | 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. |
| Rice | ARS | MID | £7.5m | 22.8% | 41 | 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. |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | FWD | £6.0m | 17.2% | 40 | 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. |
| Player | Club | Pos | Price | Ownership | Score | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbruggen | BHA | GKP | £4.5m | 15.9% | 74 | Goalkeepers can't earn defensive-contribution points under FPL's 2025/26 scoring rules — ranked on season points value and ownership instead. |
| E.Le Fée | SUN | MID | £6.0m | 3.6% | 41 | 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. |
| João Pedro | CHE | FWD | £7.5m | 46.1% | 40 | 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. |
| Thiago | BRE | FWD | £8.0m | 18.3% | 40 | 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. |
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