Best FPL defenders by expected goal involvements

Expected goals plus expected assists. Showing defenders only.

Top defenders by expected goal involvements

#	Player	Club	Price	Min	Own%	xGI
1	De Cuyper	BHA	£4.5m	77	4.9%	1.68
2	Guéhi	MCI	£6.0m	90	18.3%	1.21
3	Ajayi	HUL	£4.0m	63	1.5%	0.52
4	Kayode	BRE	£4.5m	75	5.4%	0.50
5	O'Reilly	MCI	£6.5m	62	21.2%	0.48
6	Maguire	MUN	£5.0m	90	17.6%	0.44
7	White	ARS	£5.5m	90	5.5%	0.39
8	Collins	BRE	£5.5m	90	2.0%	0.38
9	Hall	NEW	£5.0m	90	3.9%	0.35
10	Hume	SUN	£4.5m	79	6.7%	0.31
11	Reinildo	SUN	£4.5m	90	0.5%	0.29
12	Mendy	HUL	£4.0m	63	1.9%	0.28
13	Murillo	NFO	£5.5m	90	1.7%	0.28
14	Castagne	FUL	£4.5m	90	0.4%	0.27
15	Mazraoui	MUN	£4.5m	79	0.7%	0.27
16	Virgil	LIV	£6.5m	90	19.6%	0.26
17	Shaw	MUN	£4.5m	90	20.4%	0.26
18	Gvardiol	MCI	£5.5m	90	12.4%	0.24
19	Muñoz	CRY	£5.5m	54	9.1%	0.24
20	Aina	NFO	£4.5m	73	3.6%	0.21
21	Lacroix	CHE	£6.0m	90	9.3%	0.20
22	Lewis	MCI	£4.5m	56	0.2%	0.19
23	Robinson	FUL	£4.5m	81	1.7%	0.17
24	James	CHE	£5.5m	90	10.2%	0.17
25	Vuskovic	BHA	£5.0m	90	2.5%	0.16
26	O'Shea	IPS	£4.0m	90	3.5%	0.16
27	Meunier	SUN	£4.5m	90	0.3%	0.16
28	Heaven	MUN	£4.5m	90	0.4%	0.16
29	Khalaili	CRY	£5.0m	35	0.1%	0.16
30	Wieffer	BHA	£5.0m	77	0.4%	0.14
31	Rúben	MCI	£5.5m	90	1.8%	0.14
32	Calafiori	ARS	£5.5m	80	41.0%	0.13
33	Ajer	BRE	£4.5m	90	3.8%	0.13
34	Milenković	NFO	£5.5m	90	1.9%	0.13
35	Costinha	BHA	£4.5m	26	0.0%	0.12
36	Bijol	LEE	£5.0m	90	0.6%	0.11
37	Frimpong	LIV	£5.5m	90	3.5%	0.10
38	Rodon	LEE	£4.5m	90	3.6%	0.09
39	Muharemović	LEE	£5.0m	90	3.4%	0.09
40	Giles	HUL	£4.0m	84	0.9%	0.09
41	Gabriel	ARS	£8.0m	90	29.4%	0.06
42	Robertson	TOT	£4.5m	90	3.9%	0.06
43	Canvot	CRY	£5.0m	90	0.3%	0.06
44	Tarkowski	EVE	£6.0m	90	8.9%	0.05
45	Mykolenko	EVE	£4.5m	90	1.6%	0.05
46	Drameh	HUL	£4.0m	20	0.1%	0.05
47	Boscagli	BHA	£4.5m	90	0.3%	0.04
48	Dunk	BHA	£4.5m	90	1.1%	0.04
49	Matheus N.	MCI	£6.0m	33	1.6%	0.04
50	Hato	CHE	£4.5m	64	0.5%	0.04

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