Premier League defenders by FPL points, 2026/27

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) leads with 59 points, ahead of Luka Vušković (51) and James Alan Tarkowski (46).

Every Premier League defender with fantasy points this season, most points first, with goals, assists, clean sheets and price. Top 50 shown.

#	Player	Club	Pos	Price	G	A	CS	Points
1	Maxim De Cuyper · Brighton	Brighton	DEF	£5.3m	2	3	5	59
2	Luka Vušković · Brighton	Brighton	DEF	£5.1m	1	1	5	51
3	James Alan Tarkowski · Everton	Everton	DEF	£6.2m	1	1	3	46
4	Jayden Ian Bogle · Leeds	Leeds	DEF	£4.7m	2	0	4	45
5	Riccardo Calafiori · Arsenal	Arsenal	DEF	£6m	1	2	4	44
6	Joško Gvardiol · Man City	Man City	DEF	£5.8m	1	4	2	41
7	Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi · Man City	Man City	DEF	£6m	1	1	3	37
8	Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães · Arsenal	Arsenal	DEF	£7.9m	0	0	4	35
9	Lewis Kieran Hall · Newcastle	Newcastle	DEF	£5.3m	1	1	1	35
10	James Michael Justin · Leeds	Leeds	DEF	£4.5m	1	0	2	34
11	Olivier Maxime Boscagli · Brighton	Brighton	DEF	£4.5m	0	1	5	34
12	Tarik Muharemović · Leeds	Leeds	DEF	£5m	0	2	2	34
13	Benjamin William White · Arsenal	Arsenal	DEF	£5.4m	0	2	3	32
14	Bobby Craig Thomas · Coventry	Coventry	DEF	£4m	0	0	2	31
15	Jan Paul van Hecke · Spurs	Spurs	DEF	£4.9m	1	0	2	31
16	Jarrad Paul Branthwaite · Everton	Everton	DEF	£5.5m	0	0	3	31
17	John Egan · Hull City	Hull City	DEF	£4.1m	0	0	3	31
18	Jérémy Jacquet · Liverpool	Liverpool	DEF	£5.1m	0	0	3	30
19	Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer · Brentford	Brentford	DEF	£4.5m	1	0	2	30
20	Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi · Hull City	Hull City	DEF	£4.2m	1	0	3	30
21	Lewis Carl Dunk · Brighton	Brighton	DEF	£4.5m	1	0	3	29
22	Virgil van Dijk · Liverpool	Liverpool	DEF	£6.4m	0	0	3	29
23	Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu · Brighton	Brighton	DEF	£4.4m	0	0	4	28
24	Nobel Mendy · Hull City	Hull City	DEF	£4.1m	1	0	2	28
25	Timothy Castagne · Fulham	Fulham	DEF	£4.5m	0	2	3	28
26	Tyrick Kwon Mitchell · Crystal Palace	Crystal Palace	DEF	£4.5m	2	0	1	28
27	Vitalii Mykolenko · Everton	Everton	DEF	£4.6m	0	0	3	28
28	Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos · Nottm Forest	Nottm Forest	DEF	£5.5m	0	1	1	27
29	Ryan Giles · Hull City	Hull City	DEF	£4m	0	1	3	27
30	Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles · Everton	Everton	DEF	£4.5m	1	1	2	26
31	Leif Davis · Ipswich	Ipswich	DEF	£4m	2	2	0	26
32	Sven Adriaan Botman · Newcastle	Newcastle	DEF	£5m	1	0	1	26
33	Calvin Bassey Ughelumba · Fulham	Fulham	DEF	£4.5m	0	1	2	25
34	Ezri Konsa Ngoyo · Arsenal	Arsenal	DEF	£4.6m	0	0	2	25
35	Jay Rhys Dasilva · Coventry	Coventry	DEF	£4m	1	1	1	25
36	Dara Joseph O'Shea · Ipswich	Ipswich	DEF	£4m	1	0	0	24
37	Michael Olabode Kayode · Brentford	Brentford	DEF	£4.6m	1	0	2	24
38	Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias · Man City	Man City	DEF	£5.5m	0	0	3	24
39	Neco Shay Williams · Nottm Forest	Nottm Forest	DEF	£5m	0	1	1	23
40	Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva · Liverpool	Liverpool	DEF	£5.4m	0	0	3	23
41	Andrew Henry Robertson · Spurs	Spurs	DEF	£4.4m	0	2	1	22
42	Jannik Schuster · Brentford	Brentford	DEF	£4.5m	0	1	1	22
43	Anan Khalaili · Crystal Palace	Crystal Palace	DEF	£5m	1	0	1	21
44	António João Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares · Bournemouth	Bournemouth	DEF	£5m	0	0	1	21
45	David Affengruber · Fulham	Fulham	DEF	£4.5m	0	0	2	21
46	James Clayton Hill · Bournemouth	Bournemouth	DEF	£5.5m	0	0	1	21
47	Maxence Guy Lacroix · Chelsea	Chelsea	DEF	£5.9m	0	1	1	21
48	Christopher Jeffrey Richards · Crystal Palace	Crystal Palace	DEF	£4.9m	0	0	1	20
49	Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf · Aston Villa	Aston Villa	DEF	£4.5m	0	0	2	20
50	Abdoul Guemissongui Ouattara · Ipswich	Ipswich	DEF	£4m	1	1	0	19

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Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) leads with 59 points, ahead of Luka Vušković (51) and James Alan Tarkowski (46).

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Stored match data for the 438 Premier League players with minutes this season, refreshed every hour, scored under the classic rules. Each player links to his own page with points by gameweek, price history and next fixtures.

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