FPL Defensive Contributions (DefCon) - GW8
Who collects the defensive contribution points: clearances, blocks, interceptions, tackles and recoveries per 90 minutes, from the official game.
Updated twice a day by Dave, FPL Dave · 20 October 2026
Defenders: most defensive contributions per 90
| # | Player | Team | £ | DefCon per 90 | Season total | Own% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendy | HUL | 4.1 | 13.8 | 52 | 5.5% |
| 2 | Fofana | CHE | 5.0 | 13.6 | 47 | 0.2% |
| 3 | Schuster | BRE | 4.5 | 13.3 | 44 | 0.5% |
| 4 | Thomas | COV | 4.0 | 12.3 | 84 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Mukiele | SUN | 5.4 | 12.2 | 73 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Botman | NEW | 5.0 | 11.3 | 79 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Egan | HUL | 4.1 | 11.2 | 77 | 7.2% |
| 8 | Pinnock | COV | 4.5 | 11.1 | 57 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Richards | CRY | 4.9 | 11.0 | 77 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Tarkowski | EVE | 6.2 | 10.7 | 75 | 18.4% |
| 11 | Muharemović | LEE | 5.0 | 10.4 | 73 | 4.9% |
| 12 | Silva | BOU | 5.0 | 10.4 | 73 | 0.6% |
Midfielders: most defensive contributions per 90
| # | Player | Team | £ | DefCon per 90 | Season total | Own% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palacios | IPS | 5.0 | 16.1 | 70 | 0.1% |
| 2 | M.Sangaré | BRE | 5.5 | 14.9 | 67 | 7.3% |
| 3 | Mainoo | MUN | 5.5 | 14.8 | 73 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Bentancur | TOT | 5.4 | 14.7 | 62 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Janelt | BRE | 5.0 | 12.7 | 89 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Charles | FUL | 5.0 | 12.3 | 63 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Scott | BOU | 6.0 | 12.1 | 60 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Schlager | NFO | 5.0 | 12.0 | 71 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Lavia | CHE | 5.0 | 12.0 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Anderson | MCI | 6.3 | 11.7 | 67 | 3.9% |
| 11 | Garner | EVE | 6.0 | 11.5 | 65 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Adams | BOU | 5.0 | 11.4 | 58 | 0.3% |
During matches, follow it live on the DefCon tracker. Combine it with fixtures on best FPL defenders and the price bands from £4.5m to £6.0m+.
How this page is made
From the official FPL game's defensive contribution figures for players with 270+ minutes, rebuilt twice a day. Built by FPL Dave, a free Fantasy Premier League toolkit with its own projection model, whose record is published on the accuracy page every week. All times are UK time, the clock FPL deadlines and price changes run on; the pages are for FPL managers in the UK and everywhere else the game is played.