FPL defensive contribution (DefCon) leaders
Who is actually earning the defensive contribution points in Fantasy Premier League, ranked per 90 minutes rather than by total, with the threshold each position has to clear and the minutes behind every number. Data as of 23 October 2026, 00:53 UK, Gameweek 7. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time. The bubble map has the same numbers live, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Defenders
16 of 20 clear 10 · leader Thomas 12.3Midfielders and forwards
5 of 20 clear 12 · leader Mainoo 14.8Each face sits at his defensive actions per 90 minutes. Past the dashed line, he is earning the 2 DefCon points on average; the glowing ones are there. Tap a face for his page.
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“Mainoo leads FPL DefCon with 14.8 defensive actions per 90, and 21 players are clearing their threshold. Who is earning the 2 points:”
Top 40 by defensive contribution per 90 · 21 of them clear their threshold
| # | Player | Team | Per 90 | Needs | Total | Minutes | Owned | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainoo | MUN · MID | 14.8 | 12 | 73 | 444' | 1.2% | £5.5m |
| 2 | Janelt | BRE · MID | 12.7 | 12 | 89 | 630' | 2.1% | £5.0m |
| 3 | Thomas | COV · DEF | 12.3 | 10 | 84 | 617' | 9.4% | £4.0m |
| 4 | Charles | FUL · MID | 12.3 | 12 | 63 | 463' | 0.1% | £5.0m |
| 5 | Mukiele | SUN · DEF | 12.2 | 10 | 73 | 540' | 1.8% | £5.4m |
| 6 | Scott | BOU · MID | 12.1 | 12 | 60 | 446' | 2.7% | £6.0m |
| 7 | Schlager | NFO · MID | 12.0 | 12 | 71 | 531' | 0.1% | £5.0m |
| 8 | Anderson | MCI · MID | 11.7 | 12 | 67 | 516' | 3.9% | £6.3m |
| 9 | Garner | EVE · MID | 11.5 | 12 | 65 | 508' | 0.2% | £6.0m |
| 10 | L.Miley | NEW · MID | 11.4 | 12 | 69 | 544' | 0.1% | £5.5m |
| 11 | Adams | BOU · MID | 11.4 | 12 | 58 | 457' | 0.3% | £5.0m |
| 12 | Botman | NEW · DEF | 11.3 | 10 | 79 | 630' | 0.8% | £5.0m |
| 13 | Tielemans | MUN · MID | 11.3 | 12 | 68 | 543' | 1.4% | £5.7m |
| 14 | Egan | HUL · DEF | 11.2 | 10 | 77 | 617' | 7.2% | £4.1m |
| 15 | Ampadu | LEE · MID | 11.1 | 12 | 78 | 630' | 0.8% | £5.3m |
| 16 | Pinnock | COV · DEF | 11.1 | 10 | 57 | 462' | 0.1% | £4.5m |
| 17 | Richards | CRY · DEF | 11.0 | 10 | 77 | 630' | 0.6% | £4.9m |
| 18 | Mac Allister | LIV · MID | 10.7 | 12 | 58 | 486' | 1.3% | £5.4m |
| 19 | Tarkowski | EVE · DEF | 10.7 | 10 | 75 | 630' | 18.3% | £6.2m |
| 20 | Muharemović | LEE · DEF | 10.4 | 10 | 73 | 630' | 5.1% | £5.0m |
| 21 | Silva | BOU · DEF | 10.4 | 10 | 73 | 630' | 0.6% | £5.0m |
| 22 | Lacroix | CHE · DEF | 10.4 | 10 | 63 | 544' | 6.3% | £5.9m |
| 23 | Murillo | NFO · DEF | 10.3 | 10 | 72 | 629' | 2.1% | £5.5m |
| 24 | Ajer | BRE · DEF | 10.3 | 10 | 72 | 630' | 4.1% | £4.5m |
| 25 | Xhaka | SUN · MID | 10.3 | 12 | 72 | 630' | 3.1% | £5.4m |
| 26 | Branthwaite | EVE · DEF | 10.3 | 10 | 72 | 630' | 2.4% | £5.5m |
| 27 | Vuskovic | BHA · DEF | 10.2 | 10 | 70 | 617' | 5.9% | £5.1m |
| 28 | Stach | LEE · MID | 10.2 | 12 | 71 | 627' | 2.3% | £6.0m |
| 29 | O'Shea | IPS · DEF | 10.0 | 10 | 70 | 630' | 2.7% | £4.0m |
| 30 | Hill | BOU · DEF | 10.0 | 10 | 70 | 630' | 0.8% | £5.5m |
| 31 | Ballard | SUN · DEF | 9.8 | 10 | 49 | 450' | 1.3% | £4.8m |
| 32 | Tonali | TOT · MID | 9.8 | 12 | 66 | 607' | 1.8% | £5.3m |
| 33 | McAtee | NFO · MID | 9.6 | 12 | 63 | 590' | 0.1% | £5.5m |
| 34 | Kamara | AVL · MID | 9.5 | 12 | 66 | 623' | 0.3% | £5.0m |
| 35 | Gomez | BHA · MID | 9.4 | 12 | 64 | 610' | 3.9% | £5.0m |
| 36 | Virgil | LIV · DEF | 9.3 | 10 | 65 | 630' | 15.2% | £6.4m |
| 37 | Van Hecke | TOT · DEF | 9.3 | 10 | 65 | 630' | 6.8% | £4.9m |
| 38 | Rice | ARS · MID | 9.3 | 12 | 61 | 591' | 11.5% | £7.3m |
| 39 | Jacquet | LIV · DEF | 9.3 | 10 | 61 | 592' | 4.1% | £5.1m |
| 40 | Buendía | AVL · MID | 9.3 | 12 | 55 | 535' | 1.3% | £5.9m |
Defensive contribution pays 2 points in a match where a player reaches 10 defending actions as a defender, or 12 as a midfielder or forward. Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries all count, and the recoveries are why some midfielders clear it far more easily than defenders do.
This table ranks by per 90 minutes, not by season total, because that is how the rule pays. A nailed starter on 9 per 90 almost never collects it even with a big total, while someone on 14 per 90 collects it nearly every time he plays. The green numbers are the ones above their own threshold.
Players under 420 minutes are left out on purpose: with a handful of minutes the per 90 figure is meaningless and would fill the top of the table with substitutes. That floor is half the minutes available so far, so it rises as the season goes.
Every player's total and per 90 are on his card on the map, next to his minutes. Open the map filtered to defenders.
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