Jurrien Timber has the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 2.67 expected goals.

Interpreted as:

highest xg defenders this season

	NAME	xG	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Jurrien Timber J. Timber	2.67	2025-26	Arsenal	7.15	15	13	1,199	2	2	40	23	1	1	12	28	18	2	0
2	Riccardo Calafiori R. Calafiori	2.33	2025-26	Arsenal	7.02	15	15	1,173	1	2	27	16	0	7	12	40	21	5	0
3	Micky van de Ven M. van de Ven	1.96	2025-26	Tottenham	6.87	14	14	1,250	3	0	14	7	2	1	13	53	13	3	0
4	Daniel Muñoz D. Muñoz	1.95	2025-26	Crystal Palace	6.39	14	14	1,260	3	2	31	18	0	3	15	56	17	4	0
5	Sepp van den Berg S. van den Berg	1.81	2025-26	Brentford	6.84	15	15	1,350	0	0	11	5	1	3	8	107	7	0	0
6	Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke	1.78	2025-26	Brighton	6.73	15	15	1,350	3	1	23	12	1	5	13	82	10	3	0
7	Malick Thiaw M. Thiaw	1.38	2025-26	Newcastle	7.07	12	11	993	2	0	13	10	1	2	13	64	6	1	0
8	Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães	1.26	2025-26	Arsenal	7.21	11	11	990	1	2	12	6	0	3	11	67	4	1	0
9	Joško Gvardiol J. Gvardiol	1.25	2025-26	Man City	6.91	11	11	949	2	1	10	8	0	2	10	41	10	2	0
10	Matthijs de Ligt M. de Ligt	1.21	2025-26	Man United	6.77	13	13	1,170	1	0	19	13	0	3	11	81	6	0	0
11	Nicolò Savona N. Savona	1.21	2025-26	Nottm Forest	6.67	10	8	744	2	0	18	12	0	1	4	25	11	1	0
12	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	1.19	2025-26	Brighton	7.00	13	8	704	2	0	9	5	0	0	5	12	8	1	0
13	Pascal Struijk P. Struijk	1.17	2025-26	Leeds	6.79	13	12	1,088	0	0	10	8	0	4	7	79	10	3	0
14	Daniel Ballard D. Ballard	1.13	2025-26	Sunderland	6.99	13	10	940	2	0	14	6	0	1	7	85	10	1	0
15	Kyle Walker-Peters K. Walker-Peters	1.12	2025-26	West Ham	6.75	11	5	510	1	0	12	8	0	0	0	19	5	1	0
16	Michael Keane M. Keane	1.12	2025-26	Everton	6.99	14	14	1,235	2	0	13	7	1	4	13	114	8	0	0
17	Milos Kerkez M. Kerkez	1.04	2025-26	Liverpool	6.69	14	12	945	1	0	19	11	1	0	4	37	10	3	0
18	Neco Williams N. Williams	0.99	2025-26	Nottm Forest	6.92	15	15	1,350	1	1	49	31	0	6	16	29	14	4	0
19	Maxence Lacroix M. Lacroix	0.98	2025-26	Crystal Palace	6.79	14	14	1,260	0	2	27	17	1	1	19	110	9	1	0
20	Omari Hutchinson O. Hutchinson	0.97	2025-26	Nottm Forest	6.65	10	2	383	0	2	5	2	0	3	0	0	11	0	0
21	Ibrahima Konaté I. Konaté	0.94	2025-26	Liverpool	6.69	15	15	1,251	0	0	25	14	0	2	5	94	18	2	0
22	Nathan Collins N. Collins	0.89	2025-26	Brentford	6.73	15	14	1,276	0	0	14	6	1	1	19	102	10	4	0
23	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	0.88	2025-26	Crystal Palace	7.02	13	13	1,170	1	2	24	16	1	3	16	74	11	2	0
24	Trevoh Chalobah T. Chalobah	0.87	2025-26	Chelsea	7.12	14	14	1,201	3	0	17	13	0	2	14	87	11	2	1
25	Ryan Sessegnon R. Sessegnon	0.82	2025-26	Fulham	6.58	13	13	1,109	2	0	27	15	0	2	15	42	22	0	0