Best FPL midfielders by defensive contributions

Defensive contribution actions counted by FPL. Showing midfielders only.

Top midfielders by defensive contributions

#	Player	Club	Price	Min	Own%
1	Hinshelwood	BHA	£6.0m	63	1.5%
2	M.Sangaré	BRE	£5.5m	75	5.8%
3	Stach	LEE	£6.0m	90	1.4%
4	Palmer	CHE	£9.5m	82	12.0%
5	Gakpo	LIV	£7.0m	90	4.8%
6	Ødegaard	ARS	£6.5m	75	10.4%
7	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	£6.5m	90	4.2%
8	Lewis-Potter	BRE	£5.5m	90	0.7%
9	Tavernier	BOU	£6.0m	90	2.0%
10	Elanga	NEW	£6.0m	75	1.4%
11	Ndiaye	EVE	£6.0m	90	16.1%
12	Saka	ARS	£9.5m	67	10.3%
13	Janelt	BRE	£5.0m	90	0.3%
14	Xhaka	SUN	£5.5m	90	4.5%
15	Cherki	MCI	£7.5m	27	9.5%
16	Rogers	CHE	£7.5m	81	25.2%
17	Armstrong	EVE	£5.0m	90	0.2%
18	Szoboszlai	LIV	£7.0m	90	42.6%
19	Clarke	IPS	£5.5m	19	0.3%
20	King	FUL	£5.5m	90	0.3%
21	Willock	NEW	£5.0m	34	0.2%
22	Tzolis	ARS	£6.5m	75	25.7%
23	Gomez	BHA	£5.0m	85	3.8%
24	Jensen	BRE	£5.5m	66	0.2%
25	Slater	HUL	£4.5m	90	3.5%
26	Gravenberch	LIV	£6.0m	77	2.0%
27	Enciso	IPS	£5.5m	70	0.4%
28	Angulo	SUN	£5.0m	58	0.1%
29	Lukić	IPS	£5.0m	90	0.1%
30	Ampadu	LEE	£5.5m	90	1.4%
31	Munoz	LIV	£6.5m	27	0.6%
32	Wharton	CRY	£5.5m	90	0.9%
33	Núñez	IPS	£5.0m	79	0.1%
34	Schade	BRE	£6.0m	90	3.5%
35	George	EVE	£5.5m	83	0.3%
36	L.Miley	NEW	£5.5m	75	0.1%
37	Aaronson	LEE	£5.5m	81	0.9%
38	Röhl	EVE	£5.0m	90	0.1%
39	Kluivert	BOU	£6.0m	74	1.2%
40	Hackney	EVE	£5.5m	78	0.3%
41	Stroud	HUL	£5.0m	70	0.1%
42	Ndoye	NFO	£5.5m	61	0.4%
43	Rice	ARS	£7.5m	67	17.6%
44	O.Dango	BRE	£6.5m	66	1.2%
45	Belloumi	HUL	£5.0m	90	0.6%
46	McAtee	NFO	£5.5m	73	0.0%
47	Cook	BOU	£5.0m	75	0.2%
48	Lewis-Skelly	ARS	£5.5m	90	0.7%
49	Wilson	LEE	£6.5m	65	6.0%
50	Kamada	CRY	£5.0m	90	0.3%

Data last updated 24 Jul 2026, 14:07. Source: the official Fantasy Premier League API.