[ Some FPL/fantasy football assists may be included, but most or a large amount are ‘official’ assists’. ]

[ Each defender has had to have played at least 60 minutes each to have a clean sheet to their name. ]

[ Some assists * can * change but the table is updated as quickly as possible and hopefully  is an approximate reflection of returns from defenders this season. ]

[ **** Partly **** updated on 26/05/22 at 13:00 it may need a bit of tiding up later on, but otherwise is hopefully a decent reflection of defender’s returns and/or performances this season. ]

1. Trent – 32 (18 clean sheets, 12 assists & 2 goals) { mostly official assists )

2. Robertson – 31 (16 clean sheets, 11 assists & 3 goals)

3. Cancelo – 31 (19 clean sheets, 11 assists & 1 goal) { mostly official assists ) [ Updated on 20/05/22 at 14:15. ]

4. Van Dijk – 27 (20 clean sheets, 3 assists & 3 goals) [ Updated on 20/05/22 at 14:19. ]

5. Laporte – 24 (18 clean sheets, 2 assists & 4 goals)

6. Matip – 23 (17 clean sheets, 3 assists & 3 goals)

7. James – 21 (7 clean sheets, 9 assists & 5 goals)

8. Dias – 21 (14 clean sheets, 5 assists & 2 goals)

9. Rüdiger – 20 (14 clean sheets, 3 assists & 3 goals)

10. Cash – 19 (12 clean sheets, 3 assists & 4 goals)

11. Alonso – 18 (9 clean sheets, 5 assists & 4 goals) [ Updated on 20/05/22 at 15:07. ]

12. Gabriel – 18 (13 clean sheets & 5 goals)

12. Dier – 16 (16 clean sheets & 1 assist)

14. Andersen – 16 (12 clean sheets & 4 assists)

14. Mings – 16 (11 clean sheets, 4 assists & 1 goal) [ Updated on 01/05/22 at 11:48. ]

15. T.Silva – 15 (11 clean sheets, 1 assist & 3 goals)

16. Davies – 15 (12 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal)

17. Coady – 15 (11 clean sheets & 5 goals)

18. Jansson – 15 (8 clean sheets, 4 assists & 3 goals)

19. Reguilón – 15 (9 clean sheets, 4 assists & 2 goals)

20. Tierney – 15 (11 clean sheets, 3 assists & 1 goal)

22. Guéhi – 14 (11 clean sheets, 1 assist & 2 goals)

23. Cucurella – 13 (10 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

24. White – 13 (13 clean sheets)

25. Walker – 12 (10 clean sheets & 2 assists)

26. Cresswell – 13 (7 clean sheets, 4 assists & 2 goals) [ Updated on 20/05/22 at 15:24. ]

27. T.Chalobah – 13 (8 clean sheets, 1 assist & 3 goals)

28. Sánchez – 13 (10 clean sheets, 1 assist & 2 goals) [ Updated on 26/05/22 at 12:37. ]

29. Keane – 13 (8 clean sheets, 2 assists & 3 goals) [ Updated on 21/05/22 at 17:02. ]

30. Mitchell – 12 (10 clean sheets & 2 assists)

31. Henry – 12 (9 clean sheets & 3 goals)

32. Ajer – 12 (8 clean sheets,  3 assists & 1 goal) [ Updated on 22/05/22 at 14:28. ]

33. Targett – 12 (9 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal)

34. Kilman – 12 (10 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 13/03/22 at 23:52. ]

335. Saíss – 12 (10 clean sheets & 2 goals) [ Updated on 26/04/22 at 13:23. ]

36. Azplicueta – 11 (7 clean sheets, 3 assists & 1 goal)

37. Dunk – 11 (10 clean sheets & 1 goal) [ Updated on 21/05/22 at 17:04. ]

38. Burn – 11 (9 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 22/04/22 at 14:00. ]

39. Aít Nouri – 11 (7 clean sheets, 3 assists & 1 goal)

40. Digne – 11 (7 clean sheets & 4 assists)

41. Bednarek – 11 (7 clean sheets & 4 goals) [ Updated on 16/04/22 at 20:58. ]

42. Dawson – 11 (6 clean sheets, 3 assists & 2 goals)

43. Doherty – 10 (5 clean sheets, 3 assists & 2 goals)

44. Emerson Royal – 10 (8 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 23/05/22 at 19:38. ]

45. Stones – 10 (9 clean sheets & 1 goal) [ Updated on 20/04/22 at 22:56. ]

46. Semedo – 10 (9 clean sheets & 1 assist) [ Updated on 25/02/22 at 23:51.)

47. Coufal – 10 (6 clean sheets & 4 assists) [ Updated on 26/05/22 at 12:43. ]

48. Livramento – 10 (7 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal)

49. Veltman – 10 (8 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 25/05/22 at 12:53.  ]

50. Schär – 10 (6 clean sheets, 2 assists & 2 goals)

51. Marçal – 9 (6 clean sheets & 3 assists)

52. Tarkowski – 10 (7 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal) [ Updated on 24/04/22 at 23:02. ]

53. Konsa – 10 (8 clean sheets & 2 goals) [ Updated on 23/04/22 at 18:19. ]

54. Walker-Peters – 9 (6 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal) [ Updated on 16/04/22 at 20:47. ]

55. Coleman – 9 (7 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 22/05/22 at 14:10. ]

56. Holgate – 9 (5 clean sheets, 2 assists & 2 goals) [ Updated on 22/05/22 at 14.15. ]

57. Mee – 9 (6 clean sheets & 3 goals) [ Updated on 24/02/22 at 16:53. ]

58. Telles – 9 (4 clean sheets & 5 assists)

Pinnock – 9 (7 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal) [ Updated on 10/04/22 at 19:35. ]

Lamptey – 8 (6 clean sheets & 2 assists) [ Updated on 14/04/22 at 14:40. ]

Christensen – 8 (8 clean sheets) [ Updated on 20/04/22 at 17:21. ]

Roberts – 8 (6 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Chilwell – 8 (4 clean sheets, 1 assist & 3 goals)

Kouyaté – 8 (7 clean sheets & 1 assist)

Maguire – 8 (7 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Clyne – 7 (6 clean sheets & 1 assists)

Ward – 7 (7 clean sheets)

Taylor – 7 (5 clean sheets & 2 assists)

Collins – 7 (5 clean sheets & 2 goals)

Ayling – 7 (2 clean sheets, 2 goals & 3 assists)

Femenia – 7 (2 clean sheets & 5 assists)

Varane – 7 (5 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Cooper – 7 (5 clean sheets & 2 assists)

Lowton – 7 (3 clean sheets, 3 assists & 1 goal)

Lindelöf – 7 (5 clean sheets & 2 assists)

Hanley – 7 (6 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Krath – 6 (5 clean sheets & 1 assist)

Söyüncü – 6 (5 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Young – 6 (4 clean sheets & 2 assists)

Zinchenko – 6 (4 clean sheets & 2 assists)

Llorente – 6 (5 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Shaw – 6 (3 clean sheets & 3 assists)

Webster – 6 (4 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Duffy – 6 (4 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Ake – 6 (5 clean sheets and 1 goal)

Gibson – 6 (6 clean sheets)

Thomas – 5 (4 clean sheets & 1 assist)

Kostas – 5 (4 clean sheets & 1 assist)

Tanganga – 5 (5 clean sheets)

Romero – 5 (4 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Tavares – 5 (3 clean sheets, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Castagne – 5 (4 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Lascellas – 5 (3 clean sheet, 1 assist & 1 goal)

Dalot – 5 (5 clean sheets)

Arrons – 5 (4 clean sheets & 1 assist)

Manquillo – 5 (2 clean sheets, 2 assists & 1 goal)

Ogbonna – 4 (3 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Godrey – 4 (4 clean sheets)

Kamara – 4 (3 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Cedric – 3 (3 clean sheets)

Holding – 3 (2 clean sheets & 1 goal)

Mykolenko – 3 (2 clean sheets & 1 assist

Williams – 3 (1 assist & 2 clean sheets)