defenders last season with most expected goals in the premier league

Malick Thiaw had the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 4.86 expected goals.

NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
4.86
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.94
35
33
2,965
4
0
46
34
4
8
30
201
24
4
0
2Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
4.13
2025-26
Total
7.07
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
3Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
3.98
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.14
30
28
2,454
3
5
65
35
1
3
24
51
38
5
0
4Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
3.93
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.15
32
30
2,751
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
195
21
4
0
5Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
3.60
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
6Sepp van den Berg
S. van den Berg
3.44
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.92
32
30
2,763
0
2
23
9
1
3
26
215
15
2
0
7Riccardo Calafiori
R. Calafiori
3.37
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.01
26
22
1,699
1
2
32
19
0
10
13
52
26
5
0
8Pascal Struijk
P. Struijk
3.18
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.81
34
33
2,936
0
1
39
22
0
8
32
230
27
5
0
9Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
2.97
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
10Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
2.94
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.67
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
11Konstantinos Mavropanos
K. Mavropanos
2.87
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
6.83
31
27
2,534
3
0
39
24
0
3
47
219
16
2
0
12Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
2.85
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
35
35
3,041
4
1
37
20
3
3
21
132
28
9
1
13James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
2.80
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
14Yerson Mosquera
Y. Mosquera
2.68
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.57
27
24
2,137
0
0
59
36
1
8
25
120
34
12
0
15Chris Richards
C. Richards
2.60
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.61
33
31
2,827
1
0
53
35
3
7
43
206
17
4
0
16Daniel Ballard
D. Ballard
2.57
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.81
29
24
2,149
2
0
33
17
0
5
20
203
29
4
1
17Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
2.52
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.52
29
29
2,399
4
3
72
48
0
7
24
102
34
7
0
18Patrick Dorgu
P. Dorgu
2.52
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.96
26
15
1,449
4
4
47
30
0
5
16
32
23
5
0
19Joško Gvardiol
J. Gvardiol
2.42
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.03
18
16
1,372
2
2
16
13
0
4
16
65
16
2
0
20Michael Keane
M. Keane
2.33
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.83
33
29
2,591
3
1
38
24
2
9
37
222
16
1
1
21Santiago Bueno
S. Bueno
2.19
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.77
29
28
2,553
3
1
50
30
0
2
27
124
29
4
0
22Trai Hume
T. Hume
2.18
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.47
38
34
3,035
2
1
70
46
2
12
25
98
30
9
0
23Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
2.01
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
6.84
34
31
2,707
1
4
58
40
0
6
28
94
45
8
1
24Nathan Collins
N. Collins
2.00
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.84
35
32
2,975
1
2
30
13
1
4
36
224
20
7
0
25Neco Williams
N. Williams
1.97
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.98
37
36
3,204
2
3
93
61
0
18
46
95
29
6
1
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G

2

Elanga

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A

2

Barnes

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RTG

7.11

Elanga

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GF

10

6th

GA

14

19th

GD

-4

14th

FORM

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2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6
2
1
3
-3
7
Last Game
NEW Newcastle

W2 D2 L3

0

Final

1

AVL Aston Villa

W2 D2 L3

Sat 17 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

5

Kane

Harry Kane

5

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.87

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.82

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

25

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

23

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Real Madrid

19

Atlético Madrid

19

Man City

19
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

3

Cagliari

3

Roma

3

Lille

4

Lyon

4

Lazio

4
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Bayern

17

Brighton

13

Inter

12

Man City

12

Roma

11

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
6
5
0
1
5
15
3
Brighton Brighton
6
4
1
1
13
13
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
7
Everton Everton
7
2
4
1
1
10
8
Leeds Leeds
6
2
3
1
3
9
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6
2
1
3
-3
7
14
Man United Man United
6
1
3
2
0
6
15
Coventry Coventry
6
2
0
4
-6
6
16
Fulham Fulham
7
1
2
4
-3
5
17
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6
1
2
3
-3
5
18
Sunderland Sunderland
6
1
1
4
-6
4
19
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6
0
3
3
-6
3
20
Tottenham Tottenham
6
0
3
3
-6
3
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
7
1
1
11
22
3
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
6
0
2
11
18
5
Sevilla Sevilla
8
4
2
2
1
14
6
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
8
4
1
3
-3
13
7
Alavés Alavés
8
3
2
3
4
11
8
Deportivo Deportivo
9
2
5
2
1
11
9
Villarreal Villarreal
9
2
3
4
0
9
10
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
8
1
5
2
2
8
11
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6
2
2
2
1
8
12
Espanyol Espanyol
9
2
2
5
-1
8
13
Rayo Rayo
7
2
2
3
-5
8
14
Getafe Getafe
8
2
2
4
-6
8
15
Racing Racing
8
2
2
4
-10
8
16
Osasuna Osasuna
8
2
2
4
-10
8
17
Levante Levante
8
1
4
3
-4
7
18
Elche Elche
9
1
4
4
-6
7
19
Valencia Valencia
8
1
2
5
-9
5
20
Málaga Málaga
8
0
4
4
-9
4
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
2
Dortmund Dortmund
6
4
2
0
7
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
5
4
1
0
10
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
5
3
1
1
6
10
5
Mainz Mainz
6
3
1
2
4
10
6
Elversberg Elversberg
6
3
1
2
1
10
7
Leipzig Leipzig
6
3
0
3
5
9
8
Werder Werder
6
2
3
1
0
9
9
Hamburg Hamburg
6
3
0
3
-9
9
10
Augsburg Augsburg
6
2
2
2
4
8
11
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6
2
2
2
-6
8
12
Köln Köln
6
2
1
3
-3
7
13
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6
2
0
4
-2
6
14
Schalke Schalke
6
1
2
3
-3
5
15
Paderborn Paderborn
6
1
2
3
-4
5
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6
1
2
3
-12
5
17
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
5
1
0
4
-4
3
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
5
0
0
5
-11
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
2
Lazio Lazio
6
5
1
0
7
16
3
Roma Roma
6
4
2
0
11
14
4
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Cagliari Cagliari
6
4
1
1
3
13
6
Milan Milan
6
3
3
0
6
12
7
Juventus Juventus
6
3
2
1
4
11
8
Como Como
6
3
2
1
3
11
9
Napoli Napoli
7
3
1
3
3
10
10
Atalanta Atalanta
6
3
0
3
0
9
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7
2
2
3
-2
8
12
Torino Torino
6
2
1
3
-2
7
13
Lecce Lecce
6
2
0
4
-6
6
14
Bologna Bologna
7
1
2
4
-4
5
15
Udinese Udinese
6
1
1
4
-4
4
16
Monza Monza
6
1
1
4
-6
4
17
Genoa Genoa
6
1
1
4
-6
4
18
Parma Parma
6
1
1
4
-6
4
19
Fiorentina Fiorentina
6
1
1
4
-7
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
6
4
2
0
5
14
2
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Lille Lille
6
4
1
1
5
13
4
Rennes Rennes
6
4
1
1
2
13
5
Lyon Lyon
6
3
2
1
7
11
6
Paris FC Paris FC
6
3
2
1
4
11
7
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
8
Brest Brest
6
2
2
2
3
8
9
Lorient Lorient
6
2
2
2
0
8
10
Nice Nice
6
2
2
2
-2
8
11
Lens Lens
6
2
1
3
1
7
12
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
13
Angers Angers
6
2
1
3
-3
7
14
Marseille Marseille
6
2
0
4
1
6
15
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
16
Auxerre Auxerre
6
2
0
4
-8
6
17
Troyes Troyes
6
1
1
4
-9
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
6
0
2
4
-4
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
2
2
0
0
7
6
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
7
6
3
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
2
2
0
0
5
6
5
Liverpool Liverpool
2
2
0
0
4
6
6
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
2
0
0
4
6
7
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
8
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
2
6
9
Real Betis Real Betis
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
5
4
11
Shaktar Shaktar
2
1
1
0
2
4
12
Como Como
2
1
0
1
2
3
13
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
2
3
14
Villarreal Villarreal
2
1
0
1
1
3
15
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
2
1
0
1
1
3
16
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
1
0
1
0
3
17
Man City Man City
2
1
0
1
0
3
18
Dortmund Dortmund
2
1
0
1
0
3
19
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
-1
3
20
AEK AEK
2
1
0
1
-1
3
21
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
-2
3
22
Sabah Sabah
2
1
0
1
-2
3
23
Feyenoord Feyenoord
2
1
0
1
-3
3
24
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
2
1
0
1
-4
3
25
Roma Roma
2
0
1
1
-1
1
26
PSV PSV
2
0
1
1
-1
1
27
Viking Viking
2
0
1
1
-2
1
28
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
2
0
1
1
-6
1
29
Inter Inter
2
0
0
2
-2
0
30
Porto Porto
2
0
0
2
-3
0
31
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
2
0
0
2
-3
0
32
Napoli Napoli
2
0
0
2
-3
0
33
LASK LASK
2
0
0
2
-4
0
34
Lille Lille
2
0
0
2
-4
0
35
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
0
0
2
-5
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
2
0
0
2
-8
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/5
RBL RBL
@
WER WER
1-3
Sat
9/5
SVE SVE
@
BMG BMG
4-3
Sat
9/5
UNB UNB
@
LEV LEV
0-4
Sat
9/5
DOR DOR
@
HOF HOF
3-2
Sat
9/5
FRE FRE
@
PAD PAD
1-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM