What’s new in 2025/26 Fantasy? Defensive contributions and points for defensive actions!

You thought defensive midfielders were useless in Fantasy Premier League, well not anymore. Tackles, blocks, interceptions and ball recoveries will now grant FPL points for your players. This means the best cheap defenders to pick for your FPL team selection, as well as the top cheap midfielders could yield some bonus points. It’s a huge change to the rules of FPL!

In this video the new FPL rules will be explained, and we will have a look at the best players to pick for your team that will benefit the most from the updated rule changes. Defender contribution points are here.

0:00 Intro
0:22 How it works
2:39 What can we learn
6:31 Best picks – Midfielders
8:52 Best picks – Defenders
10:08 Premium defenders
14:02 Chips changes

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