In Gameweek 5 of 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League, 43 players have earned defensive contribution points.
As a reminder, defenders need to reach a combined total of 10 clearances, blocks, interceptions or tackles (CBIT) to earn two Fantasy points, while midfielders and forwards need 12 CBIT and recoveries.
There are 27 defenders and 16 midfielders who have reached the required threshold for the additional FPL points in Gameweek 5.
James Tarkowski (£5.5m) and Marcos Senesi (£4.7m) have collected the two available defensive contribution points in EACH of their five appearances this season, the only players to do so.
See the table below to discover which players have received extra points so far in Gameweek 5, and how many defensive contributions they made in total.
Players with defensive contribution points in GW5
| Player | Club | Pos. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florentino | BUR | MID | 18 |
| Garner | EVE | MID | 18 |
| Romero | TOT | DEF | 18 |
| Richards | CRY | DEF | 17 |
| Mukiele | SUN | DEF | 16 |
| Rodri | MCI | MID | 16 |
| Veltman | BHA | DEF | 15 |
| Caicedo | CHE | MID | 15 |
| Ampadu | LEE | MID | 15 |
| Stach | LEE | MID | 15 |
| Anderson | NFO | MID | 15 |
| Andersen | FUL | DEF | 15 |
| Burn | NEW | DEF | 15 |
| Semenyo | BOU | MID | 14 |
| Cullen | BUR | MID | 14 |
| Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | 14 |
| Struijk | LEE | DEF | 14 |
| Gravenberch | LIV | MID | 14 |
| Palhinha | TOT | MID | 14 |
| Joao Gomes | WOL | MID | 14 |
| Thiaw | NEW | DEF | 14 |
| Gvardiol | MCI | DEF | 14 |
| Bergvall | TOT | MID | 13 |
| Alderete | SUN | DEF | 13 |
| Dunk | BHA | DEF | 12 |
| Van Hecke | BHA | DEF | 12 |
| Ndiaye | EVE | MID | 12 |
| Gueye | EVE | MID | 12 |
| Mings | AVL | DEF | 12 |
| Reijnders | MCI | MID | 12 |
| Esteve | BUR | DEF | 11 |
| Konate | LIV | DEF | 11 |
| Kilman | WHU | DEF | 11 |
| Mavropanos | WHU | DEF | 11 |
| Agbadou | WOL | DEF | 11 |
| Senesi | BOU | DEF | 11 |
| Chalobah | CHE | DEF | 10 |
| Guehi | CRY | DEF | 10 |
| Bassey | FUL | DEF | 10 |
| Gudmundsson | LEE | DEF | 10 |
| Kerkez | LIV | DEF | 10 |
| Van Dijk | LIV | DEF | 10 |
| Hume | SUN | DEF | 10 |