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We’ve got a new addition to our Members Area today as Fantasy Premier League (FPL) goes live: defensive contribution points.

In case you missed it, there’s a new route to points in FPL 2025/26:

PositionDefensive contributionsPoints on offer
Defenders10 clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT)+2 points
Midfielders and forwards12 clearances, blocks, interceptions, recoveries and tackles (CBIRT)+2 points

WHERE TO FIND DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION POINTS IN OUR MEMBERS AREA

In the Player Stats section of our website, click on whichever position you’d like:

In the ‘Fantasy Stats’ tab of each of these is a new column marked as ‘DC’.

You guessed it: these are the points that would have been scored from defensive contributions in 2024/25.


These points aren’t included in the total points (Tot, above) column – those remain as they were from 2024/25.

We will, however, be soon putting out an article in which all of last season’s FPL points are recalculated to factor in DCs, the extra assists and any bonus point changes.

In the meantime, this DC column can help steer you in the direction of the players who could benefit the most from tackles, recoveries, blocks, clearances and interceptions in 2025/26.

As with the other stats in our Members Area, they can be filtered by home/away matches, Gameweek range and more.

You can even use the ‘Versus’ feature to see which fixtures these players racked up the most DC points against.

BREAKDOWN OF DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO ADDED

And that’s not all.

In the ‘Defending’ tab of the Defenders, Midfielders, Forwards, All Players and Outfield Players stats tables, you’ll see a slight revision of how the data is presented. This is to make it more FPL relevant.

It’s highlighted in red below:

  • Tot – Total
  • Clr – Clearances
  • Blks – Blocks
  • Int – Interceptions
  • Rec – Recoveries
  • Won – Tackles won

Our thanks go to the real brains behind this new feature, Plan FPL (Reece) and TopMarx.

Enjoy!

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  1. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    16 hours, 28 mins ago

    They should bring back doing transfers via the Royal Mail, would be quicker..

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      15 hours, 23 mins ago

      A first class suggestion

  2. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    16 hours, 27 mins ago

    No general PL fan option as FPL now want you to support a PL club. Heck! I’m a Bayern fan but probably picking Sunderland.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      15 hours, 52 mins ago

      Man United also play in red

    2. Stevig
      • 15 Years
      15 hours, 51 mins ago

      I had to pick on phone, but got to change to none on my laptop

      1. Stevig
        • 15 Years
        15 hours, 51 mins ago

        maybe its just the app that forces you to support a team

      2. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        15 hours, 45 mins ago

        Yes while setting team up…it is available in “team details” on phone though… the “None” option. Notwithstanding, i’m thinking of having Sunderland as my team for fun 🙂

    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      15 hours, 49 mins ago

      Oh i see they have the “None” option now available or maybe my lack of competence but still interested in Sunderland since team name is A Thousand Suns.

    4. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      15 hours, 36 mins ago

      Put "None" myself.

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    16 hours, 11 mins ago

    Afternoon folks, first tinkerings start now. If you had to pick between Frimpong and Kerkez who is the better option? Or both equally good options?

    1. jayzico
      • 14 Years
      15 hours, 36 mins ago

      Kerkez my fellow Scotsman. Easy

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        15 hours, 35 mins ago

        Good lad and good suggestion 😎

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      15 hours, 29 mins ago

      VVD

    3. CONNERS
      • 6 Years
      15 hours, 17 mins ago

      Hard to ignore Guehi at 4.5 if he moves to 'Pool.

      1. BrockLanders
        • 10 Years
        15 hours, 6 mins ago

        Yep

  4. jayzico
    • 14 Years
    16 hours, 11 mins ago

    Now it's shaping up:

    Kelleher
    Cuc. Udogie. Wan.
    Salah. Wirtz. Enzo. Kudus.
    Haaland. Beto. Bowen.

    Darlow. Baleba. Rodon. Tuanz.

    What say thee?

    1. MC Hammer
      • 13 Years
      15 hours, 33 mins ago

      Are Beto and Kudus first choice?
      I feel like everyone's jumping on Wirtz too soon

      1. jayzico
        • 14 Years
        15 hours, 30 mins ago

        Don't know with this Barry dude. Kudus may need a rethink. Cheers

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      15 hours, 31 mins ago

      That is looking rather nice I must say. Good balance throughout the team and a big fan of Kudus and Bowen in there.

      1. jayzico
        • 14 Years
        15 hours, 3 mins ago

        I'm torn between Kudus, Eze and Johnson mate

    3. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 6 Years
      13 hours, 33 mins ago

      That's very good, though I think Chelsea look hot for this year, and I am a LFC fan, so that is hard for me to say!

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      12 hours, 5 mins ago

      Bowen is a weird choice. Stick Solanke in there.

      1. The Hunt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 hours, 55 mins ago

        Bowen was the first man in my team for this season; his form after Potter arrived in January was unbelievable. Now I'm in the process of trying to work out if him being reclassified as an 8.0m forward is a good or bad thing 😕

  5. MC Hammer
    • 13 Years
    16 hours, 9 mins ago

    Where has the ticker gone on this site? Not shown for non-members anymore?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      15 hours, 28 mins ago

      Click the three dots and then the calendar symbol

      1. MC Hammer
        • 13 Years
        15 hours, 27 mins ago

        Oh thanks mate, lifesaver!

  6. TheBrat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    16 hours, 8 mins ago

    Can't do transfers - where is the player list???

  7. All de Gea no iDier
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    16 hours, 5 mins ago

    Stil cannot access FPL. I am logged on the PL on my tablet device, but after selecting FPL the site freezes with a Loading indication. I created a new account using a laptop with a different browser and got the same result.

    Does anyone know what the problem is, obviously many otheds have registered?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      15 hours, 30 mins ago

      Tried a different browser and then it worked

      1. All de Gea no iDier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        15 hours, 29 mins ago

        What browsers work and what don't?

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 8 Years
          15 hours, 26 mins ago

          Brave works

    2. Gazwaz80
      • 5 Years
      15 hours, 27 mins ago

      Are you on the shop or the online version?

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 5 Years
        15 hours, 27 mins ago

        App

        1. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          15 hours, 25 mins ago

          Samsung App as usual. But chrome on a laptop got the same results

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      15 hours, 25 mins ago

      It worked for me on Chrome.

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    16 hours, 4 mins ago

    Mbeumo or Cunha to be a better FPL pick for United?

    1. Moon Dog
        15 hours, 24 mins ago

        Mbeumo for sure

        1. Funkyav
          • 16 Years
          15 hours, 7 mins ago

          why for sure?

    2. MC Hammer
      • 13 Years
      16 hours, 4 mins ago

      What's with all this craze for Wirtz?
      New to the league and will take some time to adjust to the league, team, system.
      Even then no guarantee he is going to bang in the goals.

      Wait and see for me.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        16 hours, 3 mins ago

        Could be another Werner yes

        1. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          15 hours, 27 mins ago

          Or Darwin lol

      2. The Bandit
        • 14 Years
        16 hours, 1 min ago

        How can you know long he will take to adjust? Plenty of big overseas signings have hit the ground running.

        1. MC Hammer
          • 13 Years
          15 hours, 22 mins ago

          Plenty of big signings have not too

      3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 10 Years
        15 hours, 58 mins ago

        What's the Wirtz that could happen?

      4. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 6 Years
        15 hours, 56 mins ago

        Yeah Cunha a far superior pick, and cheaper!

        1. x.jim.x
          • 10 Years
          15 hours, 53 mins ago

          Based on?

          1. Make FPL Casual Again
            • 6 Years
            15 hours, 47 mins ago

            Gets loads more goals and assists

            1. x.jim.x
              • 10 Years
              15 hours, 45 mins ago

              Both players have 0 goals and assists for their new teams.

              If you’re basing it off last season, Cunha had 21 goal contributions while Wirtz had 22.

              1. Make FPL Casual Again
                • 6 Years
                15 hours, 37 mins ago

                Cheers for the amazing insight...last season :

                Cunha - 15G 7A in 29 Starts for relegation threatened Wolves in Premier League
                Witz - 10G 12A in 31 Starts for Leverkusen, Bundesliga Runners-Up

                Cunha more goals than assists = more fpl points, proven in PL playing for a crap team, now with Fernandes and Boomo feeding him

                1. x.jim.x
                  • 10 Years
                  15 hours, 35 mins ago

                  You just proved my point?

                  1. Make FPL Casual Again
                    • 6 Years
                    15 hours, 33 mins ago

                    lol...read it again Jim and you might understand why Cunha is the better fpl option

                    1. x.jim.x
                      • 10 Years
                      15 hours, 22 mins ago

                      According to you

                      Cunha = 22 goal contributions (he only has 6 assists really but whatever)
                      Wirtz = 22 goal contributions

                      Yet you said Cunha “gets loads more goals and assists”?

                      1. Make FPL Casual Again
                        • 6 Years
                        15 hours, 2 mins ago

                        You are being selective, semantic and deliberately misleading in your responses

                        My original post said "Yeah Cunha a far superior pick, and cheaper!" This means he is likely to return more FPL points. This is the basic point you are dancing around

                        I said off the cuff Cunha "gets loads more goals and assists". He returned 50% more goals in fewer starts than Wirtz, which are almost twice as many fpl points than assists. He did so while playing for a poor team in the PL meaning he is PL proven (unlike Wirtz) and is also likely to improve this output given the higher quality of players around him, including one of the most creative players to the league.

                        The above clearly and obviously means that based on current information, which is all we have to go on, Cunha is the better fpl pick, per my original post

                        If you are narrow the discussion down to a single, narrow and misleading metric of "goal contributions" you are missing the point. There is no fpl point category for "goal contributions"; its 5 points for a midfielder goal and 3 points for an assist. This is why goal scoring mids are preferable to mids who predominantly assist

                        Hope this helps clarify it for you!

                        1. x.jim.x
                          • 10 Years
                          14 hours, 32 mins ago

                          "Goal contributions" is simply a shorthand way of saying "goals and assists" which is the stat YOU originally brought up. You're now trying to move the goal-posts and just bring up goals.

                          You're also massively assuming that Cunha will do better this season. Ignoring the fact that I can't remember the last time a player has actually improved at United, Cunha will no longer be the main man - he'll lose set-pieces and he'll now be expected to create for Hojlund or Zirkzee, instead of an actually decent striker like Strand-Larsen.

                          Wirtz will be the main creative outlet for a team who just walked the league and haven't rested on their laurels. Just passing the ball to Salah is worth double-figures in assists alone. I'd be shocked if any attacker at United hits double-figures in any attacking metric this season.

                          TL;DR - you're undermining your original point (which was false) while making a load of dodgy assumptions to try and make a different point

                        2. Make FPL Casual Again
                          • 6 Years
                          14 hours ago

                          My original point was simply Cunha was a better fpl pick, and he DID return more goals and assists "goal contributions" than Wirtz per game.

                          The more salient point in support of my original post was that the balance of goals/assists was weighted heavily in favour of goals which is obviously far preferable

                          Ultimately we dont know how Cunha or Wirtz will settle in at new clubs, though Cunhas fpl pedigree clearly weighs in his favor

                        3. x.jim.x
                          • 10 Years
                          13 hours, 57 mins ago

                          "Per game" is moving the goal-posts again.

                          I still trust Wirtz to score more in a team that actually scores goals, "FPL pedigree" means bog all if your team can't create anything.

                        4. Make FPL Casual Again
                          • 6 Years
                          12 hours, 58 mins ago

                          "Per game is moving the posts" Hilarious. You're suggesting we should just ignore per game data and just use totals even if Cunha returned the same goals/assists as Wirtz in, say half the games played?

                          Ah silly me you have to be trolling.

                          BTW Bruno created plenty last year....

                        5. x.jim.x
                          • 10 Years
                          12 hours, 54 mins ago

                          Btw Bruno is gonna be playing DM this year…

                        6. Make FPL Casual Again
                          • 6 Years
                          12 hours, 47 mins ago

                          "Per game data is moving posts"

                          GTFO lol....

                        7. x.jim.x
                          • 10 Years
                          12 hours, 33 mins ago

                          I’ll have to remember that “Loads more goals and assists” actually means “a few more goals, ignore the assists”

      5. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        15 hours, 27 mins ago

        I agree, we have all been there enough times before. I am sure Wirtz will settle in just fine, but I don't see the point in risking it from GW1 personally. Look at Nkunku last season.

      6. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        12 hours, 25 mins ago

        Really depends on pre season and how he interacts with Etitike and how Frimpong and Salah interchange. He's the heir apparent to Salah so I assume h'es going to be a very key part in the attack. But with Salah's price and unlikely that he could possibly repeat last year - he's a good choice until proven otherwise.

    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 8 Years
      15 hours, 59 mins ago

      Areola*
      Gvardiol Gabriel Porro
      Gakpo Mbeumo Cunha Ndiaye
      Haaland Bowen J.Pedro

      Petrovic Mykolenko Konsa Devenny

      *1st choice WHU GK

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        11 hours, 43 mins ago

        Double United midfield? Are you maaaaaad?

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 8 Years
          11 hours, 39 mins ago

          Ha! At 8.0m it’s worth the risk! Both top players and should get the best out of Bruno who will be supplying those passes.

    4. Moon Dog
        15 hours, 59 mins ago

        Just been arguing with an AI about FPL. It was mostly clueless, but it did unearth Maxime Estève as a nailed on 4.0m defender for Burnley. Enjoy.

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 10 Years
          15 hours, 22 mins ago

          Did you lose the argument?

          1. Moon Dog
              15 hours, 18 mins ago

              No. It thought Archie Gray was 4.5m Leeds mid, and that Willock was no longer at Newcastle so Miley was a great 4.5m pick.

              Miley does look most likely for minutes for 4.5m mids but that's not the point 😆

          2. TallestJohn
            • 8 Years
            14 hours, 31 mins ago

            Wasn't expecting a 1m difference between him and Trafford. Weird.

            1. Rwilliams90
              • 13 Years
              14 hours, 29 mins ago

              Trafford will go to a bigger club this summer so that's probably why.

        2. Ouf
          • 3 Years
          15 hours, 54 mins ago

          Where can i find previous season finishes ?

          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            15 hours, 14 mins ago

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/xxxx/history. Insert your new ID instead of xxxx

            1. Ouf
              • 3 Years
              15 hours ago

              Thanks a lot

        3. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          15 hours, 54 mins ago

          Do you see Cherki having good minutes to begin with for City or a frustrating FPL pick early on particularly with him just through the door?

        4. Gazwaz80
          • 5 Years
          15 hours, 53 mins ago

          Rashford 4.1% owned even though he’s gone to Barcelona. Cashuals are up early 😀

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            15 hours, 14 mins ago

            He was in my auto pick team

            Imagine he’s in loads of others and they haven’t changed it

        5. sirmorbach
          • 9 Years
          15 hours, 52 mins ago

          First attempt:

          Kelleher
          Kerkez, Saliba, Porro / Rodon, Esteve
          Saka, Wirtz, Cunha, Rogers / Kudus (or Cherki)
          Isak, Bowen, Pedro

        6. yousunkmybattleship
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 hours, 50 mins ago

          Udogie is only 4.5 … surely a typo?!

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            15 hours, 13 mins ago

            Home to Burnley as well first game

          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            15 hours, 12 mins ago

            Spurs and their defence were poor last season.

            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 15 Years
              15 hours, 11 mins ago

              New manager, new tactics could help

              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                15 hours ago

                Don't get me wrong, I think he's good value but I was replying to why he is 4.5m.

          3. TheBiffas
            • 4 Years
            14 hours, 10 mins ago

            Spence competing for that position

        7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          15 hours, 47 mins ago

          Loads more Friday deadlines this season it seems

          First 3 gw is a friday

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            15 hours, 10 mins ago

            Which means less leaks

          2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 10 Years
            14 hours, 36 mins ago

            For the first 3 weeks yes, likely to be less frequent after that.

        8. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 hours, 45 mins ago

          My first draft is weird. Need to do more homework on defensive contributions.

          Verbruggen Areola
          Gvardiol Virgil Colwill Udogie Konsa
          Palmer Fernandes Wirtz Rice Baleba
          Isak Solanke Pedro

          Genuinely thinking no Haaland, no Salah. But will play around a lot and see how it goes.
          BB GW1.

          1. TheBiffas
            • 4 Years
            14 hours, 43 mins ago

            I thought you said all the prices were too low? Surely would be able to get at least Haaland or Salah if this was the case.....

          2. jayzico
            • 14 Years
            14 hours, 27 mins ago

            Camzy, this may be the first time ever that I have to disagree. Both Salah and Haaland from the start for me.

        9. Stevig
          • 15 Years
          15 hours, 43 mins ago

          Forgive me if i'm just being stupid or have missed this answer- The 1% and 10% leagues- DO they exist?

          1. The Bandit
            • 14 Years
            15 hours, 7 mins ago

            They definitely said people would get automatic entry, but they haven’t yet.

        10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          15 hours, 43 mins ago

          Nobody going saka?

          2 very good fixtures to start

          1. x.jim.x
            • 10 Years
            15 hours, 39 mins ago

            Know this is probably just bait but Arsenal are woeful at Old Trafford

          2. BrockLanders
            • 10 Years
            15 hours, 38 mins ago

            Could work, especially if you're WCing GW3

          3. Moon Dog
              15 hours, 38 mins ago

              Could lose pens to Gyokores, and also lose minutes to Madueke. So his value has diminished in my eyes. I'd much rather a Cole Palmer at that price, especially with those fixtures.

              1. MC Hammer
                • 13 Years
                15 hours, 1 min ago

                That's just guesswo

                1. MC Hammer
                  • 13 Years
                  15 hours, 1 min ago

                  Oops, guesswo

          4. Ser Davos
            • 10 Years
            15 hours, 40 mins ago

            just wondering...

            could that 7.5 FWD bracket be overpriced and the 6m DEF bracket be right on the money?

            We've often had this in that a bracket under performs and so we dismiss and a bracket over performs and we hoard all our cash there. FPL is a bit like a concertina... that premium DEF bracket was rubbish last year and so we're inclined to go cheap, but wondering if it could be counter-intuitive...

          5. The Reptile
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            15 hours, 38 mins ago

            how do you create your Team Colours this year - anyone know? it just prompts you to create a badge.

            1. The Bandit
              • 14 Years
              14 hours, 50 mins ago

              The badge has replaced the kit

          6. Rwilliams90
            • 13 Years
            15 hours, 21 mins ago

            Anyone finding the app incredibly frustrating to use when picking your team? Not sure if it's because it's different from before or it's just badly designed.

          7. Emp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            15 hours, 18 mins ago

            who is sunderland number 9 this season?

            1. Rwilliams90
              • 13 Years
              14 hours, 42 mins ago

              Mayenda overtook Isidor as first choice towards the end of the season.

              1. Emp
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                14 hours, 39 mins ago

                ok thanks and adingra marquis signing right?

                1. Rwilliams90
                  • 13 Years
                  14 hours, 37 mins ago

                  Yeah. I'd probably avoid Sunderland as Burnley are much better defensively and Leeds are much better in attack.

                  1. Emp
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    14 hours, 35 mins ago

                    first 3 fixtures I'm thinking Mayenda and Adingra as enablers and then move them on gw4

          8. TheBiffas
            • 4 Years
            15 hours, 15 mins ago

            I'm looking at the £6.5-7.5m midfielder bracket and I still think Rogers is the pick of the bunch. Absolutely nailed, will get you a G/A once every couple games and is only going to improve. I like Semenyo too but that Liverpool fixture GW1 is putting me off

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              14 hours, 22 mins ago

              Also looking at Semenyo v Rogers, both nice picks. You’re right though, Rogers was always looking like he can get a return in any fixture last season.

              Thoughts on Mbeumo from the off as a United player?

              1. TheBiffas
                • 4 Years
                14 hours, 11 mins ago

                I think I'll want to wait and see with him. If he looks good preseason, I might go for it. It's going to be tricky trying to find an extra 1 mil in my Salah, Wirtz, Palmer, Isak team though.

          9. Babit1967
            • 9 Years
            15 hours, 6 mins ago

            Ok first draft guys

            Kelleher (4.0)
            Frimpong WAN B Udogie (Munoz, 4.0?)
            Salah Saka Wirtz Eze Rice or Kudus
            Bowen Pedro (4.5)

          10. Rwilliams90
            • 13 Years
            15 hours, 5 mins ago

            As someone who watches a lot of Championship football and play its fantasy game, Esteve and James could end up being good value. Walker might play in a back 3 so isn't worth the extra .5

          11. Emp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            15 hours, 1 min ago

            best 4.5 mid?

            1. Rwilliams90
              • 13 Years
              14 hours, 20 mins ago

              Can't see any that will start games.

            2. Rwilliams90
              • 13 Years
              14 hours, 17 mins ago

              Rak-sakyi had a decent season on loan at Sheff United so could get a loan to one of the promoted clubs?

            3. TheBiffas
              • 4 Years
              14 hours, 11 mins ago

              I've just gone for Ramsey

          12. rokka222
            • 1 Year
            12 hours, 45 mins ago

            NOTHING is working on my app. I can't see my history. I can't see the FDR. I wasn't enrolled in the 1% league. Basically it looks like 20% of the app is working for me and 80% is not. Is ANYONE else having this issue? I can't even find my rank history in desktop.

            1. FFS, M8
              • 8 Years
              6 hours, 7 mins ago

              clear your cache, M8

              1. rokka222
                • 1 Year
                4 hours, 16 mins ago

                On my phone app?

          13. Pilgrim62
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 hours, 16 mins ago

            Nobody going Woody!

            Good fixtures…