defenders with most xg this season

Maxim De Cuyper has the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 1.46 expected goals.

NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Maxim De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
1.46
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.72
4
4
333
1
2
5
3
0
2
2
3
6
1
0
2Jayden Bogle
J. Bogle
1.25
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
7.01
4
4
299
2
0
5
4
0
0
2
7
5
1
0
3António Silva
A. Silva
1.14
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.83
4
4
360
0
0
3
3
0
0
6
34
2
1
0
4Leif Davis
L. Davis
1.13
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
7.14
4
4
360
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
12
0
0
0
5Neco Williams
N. Williams
1.00
2026-27
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
5.82
4
4
360
0
0
13
10
1
0
0
11
5
0
0
6Semi Ajayi
S. Ajayi
0.94
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.45
4
4
333
1
0
4
2
0
0
4
17
1
1
0
7Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
0.92
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.21
4
3
227
1
0
2
1
0
3
4
7
4
0
0
8Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
0.89
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.93
4
4
360
1
0
4
4
0
0
4
21
2
0
0
9Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
0.77
2026-27
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.95
4
4
329
2
0
6
3
0
1
2
9
2
0
0
10Riccardo Calafiori
R. Calafiori
0.69
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.21
4
4
326
0
2
4
2
0
3
1
7
3
0
0
11Timothy Castagne
T. Castagne
0.67
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.33
4
4
318
0
1
6
5
0
0
4
8
7
1
0
12Patrick Dorgu
P. Dorgu
0.61
2026-27
Man United Man United
6.12
4
2
167
0
0
8
4
0
0
1
4
7
1
0
13Nathan Collins
N. Collins
0.60
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.09
3
3
196
0
0
2
2
0
3
2
13
2
1
0
14Nordi Mukiele
N. Mukiele
0.60
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
7.03
3
3
270
0
0
9
6
0
2
2
27
4
1
0
15Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
0.57
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.13
3
3
270
0
0
4
4
0
1
2
18
3
1
0
16Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
0.52
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
6.68
4
4
347
1
0
4
3
0
2
2
26
3
0
0
17Bobby Thomas
B. Thomas
0.50
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
6.49
4
4
347
0
0
2
2
1
2
5
29
4
0
0
18Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
0.50
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.17
4
4
360
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
22
4
2
0
19Noah Sadiki
N. Sadiki
0.49
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
7.43
4
4
343
0
0
6
5
0
2
2
7
2
1
0
20Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
0.44
2026-27
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.46
4
4
360
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
1
0
0
21Thomas Meunier
T. Meunier
0.41
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
6.59
4
4
318
0
0
2
1
0
3
4
10
2
0
0
22Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
0.37
2026-27
Total
6.75
3
2
176
0
0
6
5
0
1
1
5
2
0
0
23Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
0.35
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
6.94
4
4
360
0
0
7
5
1
0
2
14
6
0
0
24Nobel Mendy
N. Mendy
0.33
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.32
4
4
249
1
0
7
3
0
0
3
25
3
0
0
25Reece James
R. James
0.30
2026-27
Chelsea Chelsea
6.82
4
3
293
0
0
2
1
0
3
3
7
3
1
0
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1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Leeds Leeds
4
2
2
0
4
8
4
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
5
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
6
Chelsea Chelsea
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
Brentford Brentford
4
1
3
0
3
6
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
1
3
0
2
6
9
Everton Everton
4
1
3
0
2
6
10
Ipswich Ipswich
4
2
0
2
-3
6
11
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
1
2
1
0
5
12
Newcastle Newcastle
4
1
2
1
-1
5
13
Man United Man United
4
1
1
2
0
4
14
Sunderland Sunderland
4
1
1
2
-2
4
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
4
0
3
1
-1
3
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
1
0
3
-5
3
17
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4
0
2
2
-5
2
18
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4
0
1
3
-3
1
19
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4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Coventry Coventry
4
0
0
4
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