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Best Defenders for Wildcard GW33

Position-specific wildcard shortlist for defenders.

The top wildcard pick among defenders for GW33 is N.Williams with a composite score of 39.2 and an average FDR of 2.83 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.

RankPlayerClubPriceNext 3Avg FDR (6)FormPts/GScoreDetail
1 N.WilliamsN.Williams NFONFO £4.8m BUR(H)SUN(A)CHE(A) 2.83 9.3 3.7 39.2
2 O'ReillyO'Reilly MCIMCI £5.1m BUR(A)-EVE(A) 3.17 7.0 4.9 36.4 Open
3 MavropanosMavropanos WHUWHU £4.4m CRY(A)EVE(H)BRE(A) 3.00 8.0 3.9 36.4
4 VirgilVirgil LIVLIV £6.2m EVE(A)CRY(H)MUN(A) 3.33 6.7 4.6 34.5 Open
5 GuéhiGuéhi MCIMCI £5.1m BUR(A)-EVE(A) 3.17 5.3 5.0 33.2 Open
6 JustinJustin LEELEE £3.9m WOL(H)-BUR(H) 2.33 5.8 3.2 31.8
7 BijolBijol LEELEE £3.9m WOL(H)-BUR(H) 2.33 5.2 3.8 31.7
8 MukieleMukiele SUNSUN £4.5m AVL(A)NFO(H)WOL(A) 2.83 4.3 4.7 31.2 Open
9 GabrielGabriel ARSARS £7.1m MCI(A)NEW(H)FUL(H) 2.83 2.0 6.6 29.9 Open
10 KayodeKayode BREBRE £4.6m FUL(H)MUN(A)WHU(H) 3.50 6.0 3.2 29.8
11 TruffertTruffert BOUBOU £4.7m LEE(H)-CRY(H) 3.33 4.7 4.1 29.8
12 MilenkovićMilenković NFONFO £5.1m BUR(H)SUN(A)CHE(A) 2.83 5.3 3.1 29.5
13 Matheus N.Matheus N. MCIMCI £5.3m BUR(A)-EVE(A) 3.17 3.7 4.8 29.3
14 Van HeckeVan Hecke BHABHA £4.6m TOT(A)-NEW(A) 2.83 3.8 4.2 29.2 Open
15 TarkowskiTarkowski EVEEVE £5.7m LIV(H)WHU(A)MCI(H) 2.67 3.3 4.6 29.1 Open
16 CollinsCollins BREBRE £4.9m FUL(H)MUN(A)WHU(H) 3.50 5.0 3.8 29.0
17 ShawShaw MUNMUN £4.5m CHE(A)BRE(H)LIV(H) 3.00 5.5 2.7 28.7
18 Van den BergVan den Berg BREBRE £4.6m FUL(H)MUN(A)WHU(H) 3.50 5.0 3.5 28.3
19 MykolenkoMykolenko EVEEVE £4.9m LIV(H)WHU(A)MCI(H) 2.67 4.3 3.2 27.9
20 KeaneKeane EVEEVE £4.5m LIV(H)WHU(A)MCI(H) 2.67 3.0 4.2 27.8
21 HeavenHeaven MUNMUN £3.7m CHE(A)BRE(H)LIV(H) 3.00 5.5 2.6 27.8
22 StruijkStruijk LEELEE £4.3m WOL(H)-BUR(H) 2.33 3.5 3.4 27.8
23 BogleBogle LEELEE £4.4m WOL(H)-BUR(H) 2.33 4.2 2.8 27.7
24 O'BrienO'Brien EVEEVE £4.9m LIV(H)WHU(A)MCI(H) 2.67 3.7 3.3 27.1
25 DigneDigne AVLAVL £4.5m SUN(H)FUL(A)TOT(H) 2.83 4.0 3.2 27.0
26 AndersenAndersen FULFUL £4.5m BRE(A)AVL(H)ARS(A) 3.17 3.7 3.7 27.0
27 Pedro PorroPedro Porro TOTTOT £5.1m BHA(H)WOL(A)AVL(A) 2.83 4.0 3.2 26.9 Open
28 AldereteAlderete SUNSUN £4.1m AVL(A)NFO(H)WOL(A) 2.83 3.3 3.9 26.5
29 DalotDalot MUNMUN £4.6m CHE(A)BRE(H)LIV(H) 3.00 3.5 3.4 26.2
30 BasseyBassey FULFUL £4.4m BRE(A)AVL(H)ARS(A) 3.17 3.7 3.4 26.0
31 KonatéKonaté LIVLIV £5.5m EVE(A)CRY(H)MUN(A) 3.33 3.3 3.9 26.0
32 Lewis-PotterLewis-Potter BREBRE £4.8m FUL(H)MUN(A)WHU(H) 3.50 4.3 3.1 26.0
33 MuñozMuñoz CRYCRY £5.8m WHU(H)LIV(A)BOU(A) 3.17 2.0 5.1 25.8 Open
34 CashCash AVLAVL £4.7m SUN(H)FUL(A)TOT(H) 2.83 2.7 3.6 25.4 Open
35 AinaAina NFONFO £4.7m BUR(H)SUN(A)CHE(A) 2.83 3.3 3.4 25.3
36 SenesiSenesi BOUBOU £5.2m LEE(H)-CRY(H) 3.33 2.0 4.5 24.9 Open
37 MitchellMitchell CRYCRY £5.0m WHU(H)LIV(A)BOU(A) 3.17 2.5 3.8 24.7
38 LacroixLacroix CRYCRY £5.1m WHU(H)LIV(A)BOU(A) 3.17 2.0 4.6 24.4
39 RodonRodon LEELEE £3.9m WOL(H)-BUR(H) 2.33 1.8 3.3 24.2
40 HumeHume SUNSUN £4.5m AVL(A)NFO(H)WOL(A) 2.83 2.7 2.9 23.8

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.