Our Big Numbers piece looks at the key player and team statistics ahead of the next Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline.
We’ve again run down the stand-out figures in every position for this article, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various clubs.
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4.9 minutes per baseline bonus point (BBPS) recorded by Emiliano Martinez (£5.5m) this season, the best rate of any FPL goalkeeper. A penalty save against Arsenal helped but no top-flight shot-stopper has accrued more BBPS for pass completion. Martinez has more actual bonus points (seven) than any goalkeeper in 2021/22, just as he did last season.
38.6 minutes per chance presented to Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) this season, the best rate among FPL defenders in 2021/22 other than Arsenal’s deputy left-back Nuno Tavares (£4.3m).
24 penalty box touches registered by Matty Cash (£5.1m) since the start of the season, the most among Fantasy defenders. A total of 19 of them have come in the last six Gameweeks, with six of his seven shots in the opposition area also recorded during this period. Dean Smith has been deploying Cash as a wing-back in a 3-5-2 from Gameweeks 4-9, affording him more attacking freedom, although three defeats on the bounce could prompt a change of system this weekend.
6 shots in the box recorded by Antonio Rudiger (£5.8m) in the last six Gameweeks, a total that no other FPL defender can better in that time. Much has been made of the attacking threat offered by the full-backs/wing-backs of Chelsea and Manchester City but the Germany international, whose left-sided centre-half role allows him to ghost forward even during open play, has had 10 efforts overall from Gameweek 4 onwards.
10 of the 28 Premier League goals scored by FPL defenders are on Chelsea’s books. The Blues’ backline is responsible for 43% of the goals that Thomas Tuchel’s side have scored in 2021/22 and two more than their midfielders have plundered as a collective.
129 touches in the final third recorded by Tyrick Mitchell (£4.5m) over the last six Gameweeks, the best total among sub-£5.0m defenders in that time. Crystal Palace sit top of our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 11-20, once their trip to Manchester City is out of the way.
