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Best FPL defenders 2026/27: Watchlist, Fixtures and Price Notes
This starts from 2025/26 evidence, then gets stricter as the summer gives us better information: confirmed club role, World Cup load, opening fixtures, and price. If a club signs a new defender or a current player leaves, the next refresh should move that player up, down, or out.
These early watchlists use the latest complete FPL evidence first, then update as 2026/27 prices, squads, and player records become available.
Gabriel
£7.3m
209 pts
45.4% owned
Senesi
£5.2m
175 pts
22.0% owned
Guéhi
£5.1m
179 pts
32.6% owned
Truffert
£4.8m
165 pts
5.3% owned
Virgil
£6.1m
175 pts
31.5% owned
Tarkowski
£5.8m
170 pts
12.6% owned
Dorgu
£4.1m
95 pts
2.4% owned
Mukiele
£4.6m
151 pts
8.7% owned
O'Reilly
£5.3m
160 pts
19.2% owned
Mavropanos
£4.5m
122 pts
2.6% owned
Matheus N.
£5.3m
154 pts
2.9% owned
Van Hecke
£4.7m
148 pts
10.7% owned
Role first
Do not promote a player from watchlist to pick until starts, position, and minutes look clean.
Fixtures second
Opening run matters more for defenders and goalkeepers, but it still shapes attacker confidence.
Price last
A good player at the wrong price can break your first draft structure.