Best Defenders for Wildcard GW35
Position-specific wildcard shortlist for defenders.
The top wildcard pick among defenders for GW35 is Gabriel with a composite score of 41.2 and an average FDR of 3.33 over the next six fixtures. This page ranks the best defenders to bring in on a wildcard chip, combining recent form, points per game, fixture difficulty, value, and start probability into a single score.
| Rank | Player | Club | Price | Next 3 | Avg FDR (6) | Form | Pts/G | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gabriel |
 ARS |
£7.3m |  FUL(H) WHU(A) BUR(H) |
3.33 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 41.2 | Open |
| 2 |  Senesi |
 BOU |
£5.2m |  CRY(H)FUL(A) MCI(H) |
3.83 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 38.6 | Open |
| 3 |  Truffert |
BOU |
£4.8m | CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 33.5 | — |
| 4 |  Saliba |
ARS |
£6.3m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.33 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 33.5 | Open |
| 5 |  Guéhi |
MCI |
£5.1m |  EVE(A) BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.83 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 32.2 | Open |
| 6 |  Bijol |
 LEE |
£3.9m | BUR(H) TOT(A) BHA(H) |
3.33 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 32.2 | — |
| 7 |  Tarkowski |
EVE |
£5.8m | MCI(H)CRY(A) SUN(H) |
3.67 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 31.1 | Open |
| 8 |  Mukiele |
SUN |
£4.6m |  WOL(A) MUN(H)EVE(A) |
3.50 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 31.1 | Open |
| 9 |  Virgil |
 LIV |
£6.1m | MUN(A) CHE(H) AVL(A) |
4.00 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 30.5 | Open |
| 10 |  Hill |
BOU |
£4.2m | CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 29.9 | Open |
| 11 |  De Cuyper |
BHA |
£4.3m |  NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) |
3.33 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 29.4 | — |
| 12 |  Dunk |
BHA |
£4.5m | NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) |
3.33 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 29.4 | — |
| 13 |  Maguire |
MUN |
£4.4m | LIV(H)SUN(A) NFO(H) |
3.83 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 28.4 | — |
| 14 |  Calafiori |
ARS |
£5.6m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.33 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 27.6 | — |
| 15 |  Van Hecke |
BHA |
£4.7m | NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) |
3.33 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 27.3 | Open |
| 16 |  Smith |
BOU |
£4.4m | CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 26.7 | — |
| 17 |  Justin |
LEE |
£4.0m | BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 26.4 | — |
| 18 |  Shaw |
MUN |
£4.5m | LIV(H)SUN(A)NFO(H) |
3.83 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 26.2 | — |
| 19 |  Botman |
NEW |
£4.9m | BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) |
3.50 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 26.1 | — |
| 20 |  Muñoz |
CRY |
£5.9m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
4.00 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 25.7 | Open |
| 21 |  S.Bueno |
WOL |
£4.4m | SUN(H)BHA(A)FUL(H) |
3.50 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 25.2 | — |
| 22 |  White |
ARS |
£5.1m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.33 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 24.5 | — |
| 23 |  O'Reilly |
MCI |
£5.3m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.83 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 24.4 | Open |
| 24 |  Matheus N. |
MCI |
£5.3m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.83 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 24.4 | — |
| 25 |  Andersen |
FUL |
£4.4m | ARS(A)BOU(H)WOL(A) |
3.83 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 24.4 | — |
| 26 |  F.Kadıoğlu |
BHA |
£4.5m | NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) |
3.33 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 24.3 | — |
| 27 |  Burn |
NEW |
£5.0m | BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) |
3.50 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 24.0 | — |
| 28 |  Alderete |
SUN |
£4.1m | WOL(A)MUN(H)EVE(A) |
3.50 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 23.9 | — |
| 29 |  Lacroix |
CRY |
£5.2m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
4.00 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 23.9 | Open |
| 30 |  Rodon |
LEE |
£3.9m | BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 23.9 | — |
| 31 |  Collins |
BRE |
£4.9m | WHU(H)MCI(A)CRY(H) |
4.00 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 23.8 | — |
| 32 |  Mavropanos |
WHU |
£4.5m | BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) |
3.67 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 23.7 | — |
| 33 |  Pedro Porro |
TOT |
£5.2m | AVL(A)LEE(H)CHE(A) |
3.67 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 23.6 | Open |
| 34 |  Lewis-Potter |
BRE |
£4.8m | WHU(H)MCI(A)CRY(H) |
4.00 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 23.5 | — |
| 35 |  Reinildo |
SUN |
£3.8m | WOL(A)MUN(H)EVE(A) |
3.50 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 23.4 | — |
| 36 |  Keane |
EVE |
£4.5m | MCI(H)CRY(A)SUN(H) |
3.67 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 23.3 | — |
| 37 |  Hincapie |
ARS |
£5.1m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.33 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 23.1 | — |
| 38 |  Robinson |
FUL |
£4.9m | ARS(A)BOU(H)WOL(A) |
3.83 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 23.0 | — |
| 39 |  Thiaw |
NEW |
£4.9m | BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) |
3.50 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 22.9 | — |
| 40 |  Milenković |
NFO |
£5.1m | CHE(A)NEW(H)MUN(A) |
3.83 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 22.8 | — |
How This Works
Each defender is scored using a weighted composite formula: form (2.05x), points per game (1.95x), fixture difficulty over 6 gameweeks (2.2x), value efficiency (0.08x), and start probability (0.04x). Lower average FDR means easier upcoming fixtures. The score helps identify defenders who combine strong recent output with a favourable fixture run, making them ideal wildcard targets.