Baseline Bonus Point System (BPS) Scores For Defenders

In Gameweek 8 I conducted some research into the baseline BPS, which are used to calculate bonus points in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game. I did this by looking at how many BPS per minute (BPS/min) they received after removing those allocated for goals, assists and clean sheets. This shows which defenders are the most likely to get FPL bonus points in the event of their team keeping a clean sheet, providing no other defenders in their team get attacking returns. Three months on, I’ve updated this and worked out the baseline BPS/min scores for the main four to six defenders from each Premier League club at the Gameweek 21 mark.

Team by Team BPS/min scores

Arsenal:
Monreal: 0.188
Koscielny: 0.186
Mertesacker: 0.179
Chambers: 0.166
Gibbs: 0.160

Aston Villa:
Clark: 0.149
Hutton: 0.139
Vlaar: 0.137
Cissokho: 0.120

Burnley:
Shackell: 0.154
Trippier: 0.153
Keane*: 0.137
Duff: 0.132
Mee: 0.119

Chelsea:
Luis*: 0.188
Azpilicueta: 0.181
Terry: 0.178
Cahill: 0.155
Ivanovic: 0.149

Crystal Palace:
Ward: 0.127
Delaney: 0.116
Kelly: 0.110
Dann: 0.100

Everton:
Distin: 0.205
Stones*: 0.199
Jagielka: 0.196
Baines: 0.186
Coleman: 0.150

Hull:
Robertson: 0.169
Dawson: 0.152
C.Davies: 0.150
Chester: 0.146
Bruce*: 0.140

Leicester:
De Laet: 0.142
Konchesky: 0.132
Morgan: 0.124
Wasilewski: 0.120

Liverpool:
Sakho*: 0.202
Skrtel: 0.190
Lovren: 0.171
Moreno: 0.145

Manchester City:
Clichy: 0.193
Demichelis: 0.175
Kompany: 0.165
Kolarov*: 0.156
Zabaleta: 0.146
Mangala: 0.139

Manchester United:
Jones*: 0.196
Rojo*/Smalling*: 0.176
Evans*: 0.175
Shaw*: 0.170

Newcastle:
Coloccini: 0.152
Dummett: 0.130
Janmaat: 0.124
Williamson: 0.123

QPR:
Isla: 0.154
Caulker: 0.133
Dunne: 0.115
Yun*: 0.086

Southampton:
Fonte: 0.178
Alderweireld: 0.158
Bertrand: 0.148
Clyne: 0.141

Spurs:
Vertonghen/Rose: 0.164
Fazio: 0.150
Walker*: 0.118

Stoke:
Pieters: 0.150
Wilson: 0.145
Cameron: 0.138
Shawcross: 0.127
Bardsley: 0.107

Sunderland:
PVA: 0.169
O’Shea: 0.149
Reveillere*: 0.146
Brown: 0.141
Vergini: 0.117

Swansea:
Williams: 0.194
Fernandez: 0.176
Rangel: 0.172
N. Taylor: 0.164

West Brom:
C.Dawson: 0.152
Baird*: 0.143
Lescott: 0.142
McAuley*/Wisdom: 0.138
Pocognoli: 0.115

West Ham:
Tomkins: 0.153
Reid: 0.143
Cresswell: 0.139
Jenkinson: 0.122

* = has played less than 900 minutes over the season (10 games).

I have purposely left out players that played earlier in the season and now have a very little chance of regaining their spot e.g. Dier.

Top 10 baseline BPS/min magnets

(excluding <900 min players)

1) Distin (0.205)
2) Jagielka (0.196)
3) Williams (0.194)
4) Clichy (0.193)
5) Skrtel (0.190)
6) Monreal (0.188)
7=) Baines/Koscielny (0.186)
9) Azpilicueta (0.181)
10) Mertesacker (0.179)

Conclusions

Comparing this with the same analysis I did earlier in the season, only Phil Jagielka, Ashley Williams, Leighton Baines and Cesar Azpilicueta remain in the top 10. Williams is Mr. Consistent – his score of 0.194 is exactly the same as it was in Gameweek 8. Jagielka and Baines’ scores have risen slightly over the season, and Azpilicueta, the runaway leader earlier in the season, has dropped off.

A big shock is Distin leading the way. Despite playing in 11 Premier League games this season, Everton haven’t kept a clean sheet with him in the side, which means his baseline BPS/min score means little.

In Gameweek 8, four full-backs and six-centre backs made up the top 10. The same numbers make up the top 10 now.

Looking at the top Premier League clubs that usually finish seasons strongly in terms of defensive performances, Azpilicueta remains the top choice in terms of BPS and John Terry has a clear edge over Branislav Ivanovic. Among Manchester City’s ranks, Gael Clichy is the key magnet for BPS, although he continually faces competition for a place with Aleksandar Kolorov. For Arsenal, Nacho Monreal’s lack of security of starts propels Laurent Koscielny to the top of the north London club’s realistic BPS magnets.