6 players are tied for making the most appearances by a defender in the Premier League with fewer than 100 games played, with 99 appearances. The first three are Gaël Givet, Johan Djourou and Richard Rufus.
| NAME | M | Rating | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Givet | 99 | 97 | 8,113 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | | J. Djourou | 99 | 85 | 7,555 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | | R. Rufus | 99 | 98 | 8,576 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | | C. Fleming | 99 | 98 | 8,760 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | | J. Phillips | 99 | 98 | 8,709 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | | R. Jobson | 99 | 99 | 8,880 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 |  | M. Gusto | 98 | 6.90 | 67 | 6,149 | 2 | 10 | 155 | 86 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 130 | 63 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | | C. Richards | 98 | 6.58 | 86 | 7,829 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 104 | 4 | 13 | 101 | 523 | 45 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 |  | J. Cancelo | 98 | 92 | 8,008 | 5 | 11 | 210 | 133 | 0 | 55 | 140 | 85 | 100 | 19 | 2 | |
| 10 | | Ç. Söyüncü | 98 | 91 | 8,253 | 4 | 1 | 155 | 101 | 1 | 4 | 114 | 406 | 87 | 14 | 1 | |
| 11 | | R. Holding | 98 | 76 | 6,990 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 357 | 67 | 14 | 1 | |
| 12 | | C. Basham | 98 | 79 | 6,967 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | | P. McShane | 98 | 91 | 7,967 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | | C. Bradshaw | 98 | 88 | 7,857 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
| 15 | | G. Charles | 98 | 88 | 7,857 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | | T. Ream | 97 | 95 | 8,251 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | | A. Traoré | 97 | 74 | 6,768 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 18 | | C. Berra | 96 | 92 | 8,322 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | | P. Albert | 96 | 87 | 7,836 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | | J. Polston | 96 | 96 | 8,463 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | | P. Whelan | 96 | 86 | 7,594 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 22 | | W. Fofana | 95 | 86 | 7,461 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 92 | 3 | 5 | 156 | 392 | 112 | 30 | 2 | |
| 23 | | B. Kamara | 94 | 6.89 | 84 | 7,100 | 2 | 6 | 197 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 117 | 123 | 18 | 1 |
| 24 | | M. Roerslev | 94 | 6.31 | 57 | 5,435 | 2 | 5 | 109 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 150 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Paintsil | 94 | 81 | 7,553 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 | |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
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