Fantasy FixturesChris Richards FPL stats
Defender · Crystal Palace · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Chris Richards (Crystal Palace, £4.9m) has scored 20 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 48th among 217 defenders. Richards's expected goal involvement is 0.03 per 90 minutes (81st of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Richards is selected by 0.6% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 2.8.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3FUL vs CRY190'
- GW4CRY vs IPS290'
- GW5LEE vs CRY890'
- GW6CRY vs NFO490'
- GW7BHA vs CRY290'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Richards has scored 17 points over the last 5 gameweeks (1, 2, 8, 4, 2), an average of 3.4, in line with the season rate of 2.9 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Richards has played 630 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 100% of the minutes available to Crystal Palace: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8. With 11.0 defensive contributions per 90, 9th of 95 defenders, the defensive-contribution bonus is regularly in reach.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Newcastle (h, 3), Spurs (a, 3) and Liverpool (h, 4), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 2.8, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £4.9m, Richards is selected by 0.6% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. On value, 4.1 points per £m ranks 53rd of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.9m
- Total points
- 20
- Points per game
- 2.9
- Form
- 3.0
- Points per £m
- 4.08
- Selected by
- 0.6%
- Minutes
- 630
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 14%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.02
- xA per 90
- 0.01
- xGI per 90
- 0.03
- Clean sheets
- 1
- xGC per 90
- 2.11
- Def. contribution per 90
- 11.0
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 2.8
| Metric | Richards |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 15 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 22 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 91 |
| Bonus/90 | 24 |
| Consistency | 18 |
| Minutes | 89 |
| Pts/£m | 45 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BHA (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 6 | NFO (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 4 |
| 5 | LEE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 8 |
| 4 | IPS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 3 | FUL (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 2 | MCI (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | EVE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 |