Malick Thiaw had the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 4.86 expected goals.
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| NAME | xG | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Thiaw | 4.86 | 2025-26 | 7.00 | 35 | 33 | 2,965 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 201 | 24 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | M. Guéhi | 4.13 | 2025-26 | Total | 7.43 | 35 | 35 | 3,150 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 183 | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  | J. Timber | 3.98 | 2025-26 | 7.24 | 30 | 28 | 2,454 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 51 | 38 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | G. Magalhães | 3.93 | 2025-26 | 7.34 | 32 | 30 | 2,751 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 195 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | V. van Dijk | 3.60 | 2025-26 | 7.35 | 38 | 38 | 3,420 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 308 | 19 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | | S. van den Berg | 3.44 | 2025-26 | 6.96 | 32 | 30 | 2,763 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 215 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | R. Calafiori | 3.37 | 2025-26 | 7.01 | 26 | 22 | 1,699 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | | P. Struijk | 3.18 | 2025-26 | 6.96 | 34 | 33 | 2,936 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 230 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | J. Paul van Hecke | 2.97 | 2025-26 | 7.20 | 36 | 36 | 3,210 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 221 | 27 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | M. Lacroix | 2.94 | 2025-26 | 7.07 | 35 | 35 | 3,085 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 281 | 34 | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 | | K. Mavropanos | 2.87 | 2025-26 | 6.97 | 31 | 27 | 2,534 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 219 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | M. van de Ven | 2.85 | 2025-26 | 6.82 | 35 | 35 | 3,041 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 132 | 28 | 9 | 1 | |
| 13 | | J. Tarkowski | 2.80 | 2025-26 | 7.11 | 37 | 37 | 3,330 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 268 | 32 | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Y. Mosquera | 2.68 | 2025-26 | 6.71 | 27 | 24 | 2,137 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 120 | 34 | 12 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C. Richards | 2.60 | 2025-26 | 6.88 | 33 | 31 | 2,827 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 206 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | | D. Ballard | 2.57 | 2025-26 | 6.97 | 29 | 24 | 2,149 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 203 | 29 | 4 | 1 | |
| 17 | | D. Muñoz | 2.52 | 2025-26 | 7.21 | 29 | 29 | 2,399 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 102 | 34 | 7 | 0 | |
| 18 | | P. Dorgu | 2.52 | 2025-26 | 7.09 | 26 | 15 | 1,449 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | J. Gvardiol | 2.42 | 2025-26 | 7.14 | 18 | 16 | 1,372 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | | M. Keane | 2.33 | 2025-26 | 6.99 | 33 | 29 | 2,591 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 222 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | | S. Bueno | 2.19 | 2025-26 | 6.81 | 29 | 28 | 2,553 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 124 | 29 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | | T. Hume | 2.18 | 2025-26 | 6.85 | 38 | 34 | 3,035 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 46 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 98 | 30 | 9 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | M. Cucurella | 2.01 | 2025-26 | 7.04 | 34 | 31 | 2,707 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 94 | 45 | 8 | 1 | |
| 24 | | N. Collins | 2.00 | 2025-26 | 6.91 | 35 | 32 | 2,975 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 224 | 20 | 7 | 0 | |
| 25 | | N. Williams | 1.97 | 2025-26 | 7.12 | 37 | 36 | 3,204 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 1 | |
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11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 | |
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13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
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| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 27 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 13 | |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 | |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 | |
| 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 | |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 10 | |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 | |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 9 | |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 8 | |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 8 | |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 |
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