which premier league defender has the most expected goal contribution

Maxim De Cuyper has the most expected goals plus assists by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 1.58 expected goals plus assists.

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Which premier league defender has the most expected goal contribution this season?

	NAME	xG+xA	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	1.58	2026-27	Brighton	9.04	1	1	77	1	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
2	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	1.24	2026-27	Man City	8.44	2	2	180	1	0	4	4	0	0	3	3	2	0	0
3	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	0.87	2026-27	Brentford	8.31	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
4	Semi Ajayi S. Ajayi	0.81	2026-27	Hull City	7.82	2	2	153	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	10	0	0	0
5	James Hill J. Hill	0.73	2026-27	Bournemouth	5.95	2	2	180	0	0	4	2	0	0	3	13	3	0	0
6	Nathan Collins N. Collins	0.54	2026-27	Brentford	7.24	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
7	Ola Aina O. Aina	0.50	2026-27	Nottm Forest	6.05	2	2	158	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	4	3	2	0
8	Patrick Dorgu P. Dorgu	0.50	2026-27	Man United	4.92	1	1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
9	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	0.45	2026-27	Man United	7.01	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
10	Rúben Dias R. Dias	0.36	2026-27	Man City	7.30	2	2	180	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	14	0	0	0
11	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	0.31	2026-27	Liverpool	6.95	2	2	180	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	19	0	1	0
12	Trai Hume T. Hume	0.31	2026-27	Sunderland	7.05	1	1	79	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
13	Ben White B. White	0.30	2026-27	Arsenal	8.29	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0
14	Nobel Mendy N. Mendy	0.30	2026-27	Hull City	7.66	2	2	121	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	17	1	0	0
15	Reinildo	0.29	2026-27	Sunderland	6.52	1	1	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0
16	Tyrick Mitchell T. Mitchell	0.28	2026-27	Crystal Palace	6.10	2	2	180	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	5	2	0	0
17	Joško Gvardiol J. Gvardiol	0.28	2026-27	Man City	7.05	2	2	164	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0
18	Noussair Mazraoui N. Mazraoui	0.28	2026-27	Man United	7.03	1	1	79	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
19	António Silva A. Silva	0.28	2026-27	Bournemouth	6.67	2	2	180	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	19	1	1	0
20	Timothy Castagne T. Castagne	0.27	2026-27	Fulham	6.49	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	0
21	Luke Shaw L. Shaw	0.26	2026-27	Man United	6.94	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
22	Neco Williams N. Williams	0.26	2026-27	Nottm Forest	5.87	2	2	180	0	0	9	7	1	0	0	6	1	0	0
23	Daniel Muñoz D. Muñoz	0.26	2026-27	Crystal Palace	5.47	1	1	54	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
24	Jay Dasilva J. Dasilva	0.25	2026-27	Coventry	7.00	2	2	180	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0
25	Luka Vušković L. Vušković	0.22	2026-27	Brighton	7.22	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0

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Team Leaders

2

Hinshelwood

1

Rutter

RTG

9.67

Hinshelwood

Team Rankings

2nd

1st

FORM

last 5

2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	D	GD	PTS
2	Hull City	2	2	0	3	6
3	Everton	2	1	1	2	4
4	Brighton	1	1	0	4	3
5	Arsenal	1	1	0	3	3
6	Brentford	1	1	0	3	3

Last Game

Brighton

W1 D0 L0

Final

Aston Villa

W0 D0 L1

Sun 23 Aug 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Thauvin

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Foden

2

Bellingham

Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

8

Yassine

7

Antony

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Foden

3

Dybala

3

Saelemaekers

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Everton	2	1	1	0	2	4
4	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
7	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Liverpool	2	0	2	0	0	2
11	Newcastle	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Nottm Forest	2	0	1	1	-1	1
13	Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Fulham	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0
19	Coventry	2	0	0	2	-4	0
20	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	-5	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Alavés	3	2	1	0	4	7
2	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	6
3	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	4	6
4	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
5	Real Betis	3	2	0	1	-1	6
6	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
7	Osasuna	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Levante	3	1	1	1	0	4
9	Racing	3	1	1	1	0	4
10	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
11	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
12	Deportivo	2	0	2	0	0	2
13	Villarreal	3	0	2	1	-1	2
14	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Celta Vigo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Valencia	2	0	1	1	-1	1
17	Málaga	2	0	1	1	-2	1
18	Elche	3	0	1	2	-6	1
19	Athletic Club	2	0	0	2	-4	0
20	Real Sociedad	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Leipzig	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Köln	1	1	0	0	1	3
4	Elversberg	1	1	0	0	1	3
5	Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	0	1
6	Union Berlin	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Mainz	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Paderborn	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Leverkusen	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	M'gladbach	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Stuttgart	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Milan	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Juventus	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Lazio	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Udinese	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Torino	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Sassuolo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Parma	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Bologna	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Frosinone	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Fiorentina	1	0	0	1	-4	0
20	Venezia	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lille	2	1	1	0	2	4
2	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lens	2	1	0	1	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Strasbourg	2	1	0	1	-3	3
7	PSG	2	0	2	0	0	2
8	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	1
15	Le Havre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Toulouse	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Angers	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Auxerre	1	0	0	1	-3	0