Best FPL Defenders 2025
Ranked by total points · Updated hourly
All defenders ranked by FPL season points with form, ownership, xG and projected next-GW points. Browse by price tier to find the best value picks for your budget.
Player rankings
| # | Player | Price | Pts | Form | Own% | G | A | xP next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel ARS | £7.3m | 208 | 7.8 | 46.1% | 3 | 5 | 8.8 | Profile → |
| 2 | Guéhi MCI | £5.1m | 179 | 5.6 | 32.8% | 3 | 5 | 6.1 | Profile → |
| 3 | Senesi BOU | £5.2m | 173 | 7.5 | 21.2% | 0 | 6 | 7.5 | Profile → |
| 4 | Virgil LIV | £6.0m | 173 | 5.2 | 30.5% | 6 | 1 | 5.7 | Profile → |
| 5 | Tarkowski EVE | £5.8m | 167 | 5.2 | 12.7% | 2 | 3 | 5.2 | Profile → |
| 6 | O'Reilly MCI | £5.3m | 160 | 2.8 | 19.6% | 5 | 4 | 3.3 | Profile → |
| 7 | Truffert BOU | £4.7m | 159 | 5.8 | 4.9% | 1 | 5 | 5.8 | Profile → |
| 8 | Lacroix CRY | £5.2m | 154 | 2.2 | 7.5% | 1 | 2 | 1.2 | Profile → |
| 9 | Matheus N. MCI | £5.3m | 154 | 3.0 | 2.9% | 1 | 8 | 3.5 | Profile → |
| 10 | J.Timber ARS | £6.0m | 149 | 0.0 | 15.4% | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | Profile → |
| 11 | Van Hecke BHA | £4.7m | 147 | 4.0 | 10.9% | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | Profile → |
| 12 | Mukiele SUN | £4.6m | 147 | 4.8 | 8.6% | 3 | 5 | 4.8 | Profile → |
| 13 | Saliba ARS | £6.3m | 137 | 6.5 | 17.2% | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | Profile → |
| 14 | Chalobah CHE | £5.4m | 135 | 0.8 | 8.9% | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | Profile → |
| 15 | Muñoz CRY | £5.9m | 135 | 3.0 | 9.5% | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 16 | Mitchell CRY | £5.0m | 134 | 1.6 | 2.4% | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | Profile → |
| 17 | Richards CRY | £4.4m | 128 | 1.2 | 2.5% | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | Profile → |
| 18 | Konaté LIV | £5.4m | 128 | 1.8 | 3.8% | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | Profile → |
| 19 | Keane EVE | £4.5m | 127 | 2.0 | 3.2% | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 20 | Collins BRE | £4.9m | 126 | 3.0 | 2.5% | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | Profile → |
| 21 | N.Williams NFO | £4.8m | 126 | 2.2 | 4.2% | 2 | 3 | 2.2 | Profile → |
| 22 | Thiaw NEW | £4.9m | 125 | 2.0 | 4.8% | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 23 | Alderete SUN | £4.1m | 125 | 3.2 | 5.4% | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | Profile → |
| 24 | Andersen FUL | £4.4m | 123 | 3.0 | 3.2% | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | Profile → |
| 25 | F.Kadıoğlu BHA | £4.5m | 117 | 6.0 | 1.4% | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | Profile → |
| 26 | Cash AVL | £4.7m | 116 | 2.0 | 7.6% | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | Profile → |
| 27 | Ballard SUN | £4.6m | 116 | -0.5 | 2.5% | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | Profile → |
| 28 | O'Brien EVE | £4.9m | 115 | 2.0 | 0.7% | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 29 | Milenković NFO | £5.1m | 115 | 3.0 | 3.3% | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | Profile → |
| 30 | James CHE | £5.6m | 114 | 0.2 | 5.9% | 2 | 6 | 0.2 | Profile → |
| 31 | Mavropanos WHU | £4.5m | 114 | 2.5 | 2.0% | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | Profile → |
| 32 | Rúben MCI | £5.5m | 112 | 0.0 | 3.1% | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | Profile → |
| 33 | Kayode BRE | £4.6m | 111 | 1.8 | 1.1% | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | Profile → |
| 34 | Dalot MUN | £4.5m | 111 | 1.5 | 3.9% | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | Profile → |
| 35 | Lewis-Potter BRE | £4.8m | 110 | 3.5 | 1.6% | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | Profile → |
| 36 | Van de Ven TOT | £4.4m | 110 | 2.5 | 17.5% | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | Profile → |
| 37 | Van den Berg BRE | £4.4m | 109 | 2.5 | 1.1% | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 38 | Calafiori ARS | £5.6m | 108 | 3.8 | 5.9% | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | Profile → |
| 39 | Rodon LEE | £3.9m | 108 | 2.0 | 2.9% | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | Profile → |
| 40 | Hill BOU | £4.2m | 107 | 4.5 | 7.3% | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | Profile → |
| 41 | Struijk LEE | £4.2m | 107 | 1.2 | 2.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | Profile → |
| 42 | Shaw MUN | £4.5m | 107 | 4.8 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | Profile → |
| 43 | Pedro Porro TOT | £5.2m | 107 | 3.2 | 10.8% | 1 | 3 | 3.2 | Profile → |
| 44 | Cucurella CHE | £6.1m | 103 | 1.8 | 14.5% | 1 | 4 | 1.8 | Profile → |
| 45 | Hume SUN | £4.5m | 102 | 1.8 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | Profile → |
| 46 | Konsa AVL | £4.4m | 100 | 1.0 | 7.2% | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | Profile → |
| 47 | Dunk BHA | £4.5m | 99 | 4.2 | 0.9% | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | Profile → |
| 48 | Bijol LEE | £3.9m | 98 | 5.5 | 1.2% | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | Profile → |
| 49 | Diouf WHU | £4.1m | 98 | 1.2 | 2.4% | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | Profile → |
| 50 | Digne AVL | £4.5m | 97 | 1.8 | 1.5% | 0 | 7 | 1.3 | Profile → |
1
Gabriel
ARS · £7.3m · 3G 5A
208
pts
2
Guéhi
MCI · £5.1m · 3G 5A
179
pts
3
Senesi
BOU · £5.2m · 0G 6A
173
pts
4
Virgil
LIV · £6.0m · 6G 1A
173
pts
5
Tarkowski
EVE · £5.8m · 2G 3A
167
pts
6
O'Reilly
MCI · £5.3m · 5G 4A
160
pts
7
Truffert
BOU · £4.7m · 1G 5A
159
pts
8
Lacroix
CRY · £5.2m · 1G 2A
154
pts
9
Matheus N.
MCI · £5.3m · 1G 8A
154
pts
10
J.Timber
ARS · £6.0m · 3G 6A
149
pts
11
Van Hecke
BHA · £4.7m · 3G 3A
147
pts
12
Mukiele
SUN · £4.6m · 3G 5A
147
pts
13
Saliba
ARS · £6.3m · 1G 0A
137
pts
14
Chalobah
CHE · £5.4m · 3G 1A
135
pts
15
Muñoz
CRY · £5.9m · 4G 4A
135
pts
16
Mitchell
CRY · £5.0m · 1G 3A
134
pts
17
Richards
CRY · £4.4m · 1G 0A
128
pts
18
Konaté
LIV · £5.4m · 1G 0A
128
pts
19
Keane
EVE · £4.5m · 3G 1A
127
pts
20
Collins
BRE · £4.9m · 1G 2A
126
pts
21
N.Williams
NFO · £4.8m · 2G 3A
126
pts
22
Thiaw
NEW · £4.9m · 4G 0A
125
pts
23
Alderete
SUN · £4.1m · 1G 1A
125
pts
24
Andersen
FUL · £4.4m · 0G 1A
123
pts
25
F.Kadıoğlu
BHA · £4.5m · 1G 2A
117
pts
26
Cash
AVL · £4.7m · 3G 3A
116
pts
27
Ballard
SUN · £4.6m · 2G 2A
116
pts
28
O'Brien
EVE · £4.9m · 1G 3A
115
pts
29
Milenković
NFO · £5.1m · 0G 1A
115
pts
30
James
CHE · £5.6m · 2G 6A
114
pts
31
Mavropanos
WHU · £4.5m · 3G 0A
114
pts
32
Rúben
MCI · £5.5m · 2G 0A
112
pts
33
Kayode
BRE · £4.6m · 1G 2A
111
pts
34
Dalot
MUN · £4.5m · 1G 6A
111
pts
35
Lewis-Potter
BRE · £4.8m · 3G 3A
110
pts
36
Van de Ven
TOT · £4.4m · 4G 1A
110
pts
37
Van den Berg
BRE · £4.4m · 0G 3A
109
pts
38
Calafiori
ARS · £5.6m · 1G 2A
108
pts
39
Rodon
LEE · £3.9m · 2G 0A
108
pts
40
Hill
BOU · £4.2m · 0G 3A
107
pts
41
Struijk
LEE · £4.2m · 0G 1A
107
pts
42
Shaw
MUN · £4.5m · 1G 1A
107
pts
43
Pedro Porro
TOT · £5.2m · 1G 3A
107
pts
44
Cucurella
CHE · £6.1m · 1G 4A
103
pts
45
Hume
SUN · £4.5m · 1G 1A
102
pts
46
Konsa
AVL · £4.4m · 0G 1A
100
pts
47
Dunk
BHA · £4.5m · 1G 1A
99
pts
48
Bijol
LEE · £3.9m · 1G 3A
98
pts
49
Diouf
WHU · £4.1m · 0G 6A
98
pts
50
Digne
AVL · £4.5m · 0G 7A
97
pts
Pts = total season points · Form = rolling 30-day avg · xP next = FPL projected next GW
FPL Defenders — Common Questions
Who are the best FPL defenders right now?
The top FPL defenders by total points are: 1. Gabriel (ARS, £7.3m, 208 pts); 2. Guéhi (MCI, £5.1m, 179 pts); 3. Senesi (BOU, £5.2m, 173 pts). Rankings based on 2024/25 FPL season points.
Who is the best value FPL defender?
Gabriel (ARS) leads defenders on points per million at 28.5 pts/£m, with 208 total points at £7.3m. Form: 7.8.
Which FPL defender has the most attacking returns?
O'Reilly (MCI) leads FPL defenders on attacking returns with 9 goal involvements (5G + 4A) at £5.3m.
How many defenders should I have in my FPL squad?
A standard FPL squad requires 3–5 defenders. Budget allocation depends on your strategy: 3 defenders in starting XI is standard, with 2 bench fillers. One premium attacking defender is popular.
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Data sourced from Fantasy Premier League API. Rankings by total season points. Refreshed hourly via ISR.