FPL defensive contributions

FPL Defensive Contributions (DEFCON)

Every DEF/MID ranked by actual defensive contribution (DEFCON) points earned this season (2 pts for crossing the per-match qualifying-actions threshold) — filter by ownership to separate the household names from the ones nobody's picking up on.

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Position:All DEF MID

Team:All ARS AVL BHA BOU BRE CHE COV CRY EVE FUL HUL IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN NEW NFO SUN TOT

Ownership:All Under 5%Under 15%Under 30%

#	Player	Team	Pos
1	O'Shea	IPS	DEF	£4.0m	2.8%	6	0.60	28
2	Greaves	IPS	DEF	£3.9m	1.0%	2	0.40	4

40 DEF/MID have already hit the DEFCON threshold in Gameweek 10.

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What are Defensive Contributions (DEFCON) in FPL?

Defensive Contribution (DEFCON) is a scoring category introduced for the 2025/26 season: 2 points for crossing a per-match threshold of defensive actions. Defenders need 10 combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match; midfielders and forwards need 12, and for them ball recoveries count towards the total as well as CBIT.

It rewards defensive work that used to earn nothing in FPL — a centre-back who doesn't score or keep a clean sheet but puts in a heavy defensive shift can still return points. The threshold resets every match, there's no partial credit below it and no bonus above it, so going 20/10 scores the same 2 points as going 10/10.

The table above shows DEFCON points earned so far this season, from real per-gameweek data. For who's on track to hit the threshold in the matches happening right now, see the live DEFCON tracker once a gameweek is underway.

More on DEFCON: the best DEFCON defenders to pick and the midfielders who earn DEFCON and attacking points.