Fantasy Premier League: The 10 most expensive FPL defenders in 2024-25

Cameron Smith

• 17 Jul 2024 14:58 BST
• 5 min read

Trent Alexander-Arnold is the most expensive Fantasy Premier League defender for the 2024-25 season.

The Liverpool star has, however, been handed a £1m price decrease this year. He was £8m at the start of last campaign, but is now £7m.

This is still enough for him to top the list of the most expensive FPL defender. Alexander-Arnold tallied 122 points last season.

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Arsenal's Benjamin White is second at £6.5m. The Gunners star tallied 182 FPL points last season - the most of any defender - and he has been handed a £1m price increase as a result.

There are then six defenders who are priced at £6m.

White's Arsenal team-mates William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are both £6m after immense seasons last year. Saliba notched the second-most FPL points of defenders last campaign (164), while Gabriel (149) was third.

Manchester City's Josko Gvardiol is also £6m after a fantastic debut season in England, while Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson are £6m too.

Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier is the final defender priced at £6m after his tally of 111 FPL points in 2023-24.

Man City pair Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake (both £5m) complete the top 10. The former scored 112 FPL points last season, while the latter bagged 99.

Who are the 10 most expensive defenders in FPL 2024-25?

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How do defenders score points in FPL?

Defenders have several ways of scoring points in FPL 2024-25. The most rewarding way is through goals as defenders will earn six points for every goal they score. That is why picking a goal-scoring defender is vital.

The more obvious, and frequent, way is to not concede. Defenders will earn four points for every clean sheet they earn.

If a defender assists a goal they will score three FPL points (the same as every other position), while they will score two points if they play more than 60 minutes (excluding added-time). They will score one point if they play up to 60 minutes.

The final way defenders can score points is through the FPL bonus points system. According to the official FPL website, this is how bonus points are allocated: “They [bonus points] are devised and allocated post-match according to a Bonus Points System (BPS).

“The BPS utilises a range of statistics supplied by Opta that capture actions on the pitch, to create a performance score for every player.

“The players with the top three BPS in a given match receive bonus points - three points to the highest-scoring player, two to the second best and one to the third.”

Defenders can also lose points if they concede two or more goals in a match, if they receive a yellow or red card, if they miss a penalty or if they score an own goal.

Who was the most expensive FPL defender in 2023-24?

Trent Alexander-Arnold was once again the most expensive defender in the 2023-24 Fantasy Premier League season, with a price of £8m.

It was the fourth consecutive year in which the Liverpool star was the most expensive FPL defender.

Remarkably, the England international was £1.5m more expensive than any other defender in FPL 2023-24.

His club team-mate Andrew Robertson and Kieran Trippier were joint-second on the list of the most expensive FPL defenders at £6.5m.

They were followed by Joao Cancelo, who soon left Man City to join Barcelona on loan, and Virgil van Dijk.

Six players rounded out the list of the 10 most expensive defenders in FPL last year, all of whom were £5.5m. They were: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Reece James (Chelsea), Ruben Dias (Man City), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Man City), and Benjamin White (Arsenal).