GW41d 9h 47m 8s
DEF · Crystal Palace

Chris Richards

On a pace of 1.3 pts/gameweek, ownership down 0.1pp this week, one of the five kindest runs ahead.

All Crystal Palace players

GW4 projection
3.5
22nd of 107 projected defenders
Pace
1.3
points per gameweek
Minutes
100%
reached 60' · 3 of 3 starts
Fixtures
2nd
of 20 clubs, next five
Market
−0.1pp
being sold

How he ranks

3 games · 103 defenders · Early sample — these ranks will move a lot.

Points
12th1.33
xGI
20th0.03
xGC
11th2.16
DefCon
82nd10.3
BPS
20th5.7
Minutes
62nd270
Final price£5.0m
Form (10 GW)1.3
Pts / Match1.3
GW3 Pts1
Total Pts41.3 per 90
Total Bonus00.0 per 90
ICT Index11.1
Selected by %0.7%
xGI0.10.0 per 90
G+A − xGI−0.1small sample
On dutyDefCon bonus1/3 apps

CRY fixtures2026/27

average difficulty 3.0 of 5
GW1EVE (A)
GW2MCI (H)
GW3FUL (A)
GW4IPS (H)
GW5LEE (A)
GW6NFO (H)
GW7BHA (A)
GW8NEW (H)
GW9TOT (A)
GW10LIV (H)
GW11COV (A)
GW12HUL (H)
GW13CHE (A)
GW14AVL (A)
GW15MUN (H)
GW16SUN (A)
GW17ARS (H)
GW18BOU (H)
GW19BRE (A)
GW20CHE (H)
GW21LIV (A)
GW22TOT (H)
GW23HUL (A)
GW24COV (H)
GW25BRE (H)
GW26BOU (A)
GW27SUN (H)
GW28ARS (A)
GW29FUL (H)
GW30IPS (A)
GW31EVE (H)
GW32MCI (A)
GW33MUN (A)
GW34AVL (H)
GW35NFO (A)
GW36BHA (H)
GW37NEW (A)
GW38LEE (H)

Faded fixtures have been played.

Minutes and bonus

Started
3/3
100% of appearances
Reached 60'
100%
3 of 3 games
Bonus won
0
in 0 of 3 games
BPS per game
5.7
0% bonus strike rate

Where the points come from

Appearance675%
DefCon225%
Goals conceded-4

75% of his points earned came from appearance. That is a narrow base — if it stops, most of the return stops with it. 8 earned, 4 net

Are the returns real?

Too few minutes this season to say whether his returns are backed by the chances — 270 played, and a gap needs about 900 before it means anything.

Across 3 full seasons on record he has finished above expectation 1 time and below it 2.

Full seasons on record
2025/26 3.0
2024/25 +0.1
2023/24 +1.2

Goals and assists minus xGI, per season. Positive means he finished above the chances he had.

Defensive Contribution

He averages 10.3 against a line of 10 — clearing it is his normal week.

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Cleared
1/3
33% of games
Average
10.3
line is 10
Versus the line
+0.3
clear on average
Action mix
16% tackles · 84% CBI

Gameweek log

Opponent
1EVE (A)90300020160130.00.00.01.100£5.0m
2MCI (H)9000004060-40.00.00.02.200£5.0m
3FUL (A)901000209080.00.00.03.100£5.0m

Early trend

Not the model — that needs a longer form window and opens once he has 8 gameweeks behind him. This is simply what he has actually scored so far.

Pace
1.3
points per gameweek
Appearances
3
this season

Too early for the full model — opens at Gameweek 8.

Chance of hitting any score

0%25%50%75%100%chance of scoring at least this many13579111315points scored (at least)a returning weekRichards

Points by gameweek · with model expectation

024510152025303540GAMEWEEKPOINTS
Points scoredModel expectation, set before kick-off

GW311: model expected 26 pts · he scored 1 (−25 vs expectation)

Market

Price History

£6.2m£5.0m£3.8m5101520253035GAMEWEEK
Selected by %
0.7%−0.1pp this GW
Net transfers, latest GW
−5426

Compare with another defender

Ranks are against the same pool of 103, so the two sets of bars mean the same thing.

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