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 25.2 and an average FDR of 3.17 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) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 25.2 | — |
| 2 |  Guéhi |
 MCI |
£5.1m |  EVE(A) BRE(H) BOU(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 21.9 | — |
| 3 |  Mukiele |
 SUN |
£4.6m |  WOL(A) MUN(H)EVE(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20.9 | — |
| 4 |  O'Reilly |
MCI |
£5.3m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20.7 | — |
| 5 |  Senesi |
BOU |
£5.2m |  CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20.6 | — |
| 6 |  Saliba |
ARS |
£6.3m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 20.6 | — |
| 7 |  Tarkowski |
EVE |
£5.8m | MCI(H)CRY(A)SUN(H) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 20.4 | — |
| 8 |  Matheus N. |
MCI |
£5.3m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20.2 | — |
| 9 |  Van Hecke |
 BHA |
£4.7m |  NEW(A)WOL(H) LEE(A) |
3.50 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 20.0 | — |
| 10 |  Calafiori |
ARS |
£5.6m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 20.0 | — |
| 11 |  Truffert |
BOU |
£4.8m | CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 19.9 | — |
| 12 |  Muñoz |
CRY |
£5.9m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 19.8 | — |
| 13 |  Lacroix |
CRY |
£5.2m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 19.7 | — |
| 14 |  Bijol |
LEE |
£3.9m | BUR(H) TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.7 | — |
| 15 |  Virgil |
 LIV |
£6.1m | MUN(A) CHE(H) AVL(A) |
4.00 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 19.7 | — |
| 16 |  Keane |
EVE |
£4.5m | MCI(H)CRY(A)SUN(H) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.3 | — |
| 17 |  Rúben |
MCI |
£5.5m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 19.2 | — |
| 18 |  J.Timber |
ARS |
£6.0m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | — |
| 19 |  Ballard |
SUN |
£4.6m | WOL(A)MUN(H)EVE(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | — |
| 20 |  Mavropanos |
WHU |
£4.5m | BRE(A)ARS(H)NEW(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 18.9 | — |
| 21 |  Gvardiol |
MCI |
£5.8m | EVE(A)BRE(H)BOU(A) |
3.67 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 18.8 | — |
| 22 |  Richards |
CRY |
£4.4m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 18.7 | — |
| 23 |  Chalobah |
CHE |
£5.4m |  NFO(H)LIV(A)TOT(H) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.6 | — |
| 24 |  Thiaw |
NEW |
£4.9m | BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) |
3.50 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18.6 | — |
| 25 |  Hincapie |
ARS |
£5.1m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 18.4 | — |
| 26 |  White |
ARS |
£5.1m | FUL(H)WHU(A)BUR(H) |
3.17 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 18.3 | — |
| 27 |  Hill |
BOU |
£4.2m | CRY(H)FUL(A)MCI(H) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 18.3 | — |
| 28 |  Andersen |
FUL |
£4.4m | ARS(A)BOU(H)WOL(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.2 | — |
| 29 |  James |
CHE |
£5.6m | NFO(H)LIV(A)TOT(H) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.2 | — |
| 30 |  Struijk |
LEE |
£4.2m | BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.2 | — |
| 31 |  Rodon |
LEE |
£3.9m | BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.1 | — |
| 32 |  Romero |
TOT |
£5.0m | AVL(A)LEE(H)CHE(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | — |
| 33 |  Justin |
LEE |
£4.0m | BUR(H)TOT(A)BHA(H) |
3.33 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.0 | — |
| 34 |  Botman |
NEW |
£4.9m | BHA(H)NFO(A)WHU(H) |
3.50 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18.0 | — |
| 35 |  Mitchell |
CRY |
£5.0m | BOU(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) |
3.83 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 17.9 | — |
| 36 |  F.Kadıoğlu |
BHA |
£4.5m | NEW(A)WOL(H)LEE(A) |
3.50 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 17.8 | — |
| 37 |  S.Bueno |
WOL |
£4.4m | SUN(H)BHA(A)FUL(H) |
3.33 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 17.8 | — |
| 38 |  Collins |
BRE |
£4.9m | WHU(H)MCI(A)CRY(H) |
4.00 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 17.7 | — |
| 39 |  Maguire |
MUN |
£4.4m | LIV(H)SUN(A)NFO(H) |
4.00 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.6 | — |
| 40 |  Dorgu |
MUN |
£4.1m | LIV(H)SUN(A)NFO(H) |
4.00 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 17.5 | — |
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.