Fantasy FixturesReece James FPL stats
Defender · Chelsea · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Reece James (Chelsea, £5.3m) has scored 3 FPL points in 4 appearances this season, 118th among 217 defenders. James's expected goal involvement is 0.18 per 90 minutes (22nd of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). James is selected by 4.0% of managers, with a price move of −£0.2m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.0.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 0%Chelsea predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3ARS vs CHE190'
- GW4CHE vs HUL190'
- GW5BRE vs CHE00'
- GW6CHE vs BOU00'
- GW7EVE vs CHE00'
FPL analysis
Recent form
James has scored 2 points over the last 5 gameweeks (1, 1, 0, 0, 0), an average of 0.4, in line with the season rate of 0.8 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.4 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
James has played 292 minutes in 4 appearances (3 starts), 46% of the minutes available to Chelsea: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 0% chance of starting in gameweek 8, and the latest FPL news reads: "Knee injury - Unknown return date". On set pieces James is on corners and on direct free kicks, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Spurs (h, 2), Man Utd (h, 4) and Sunderland (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.0, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £5.3m, James is selected by 4.0% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.2m since the start of the season. This gameweek 40,338 more managers have sold than bought, so a price fall is possible. On value, 0.6 points per £m ranks 94th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.3m
- Total points
- 3
- Points per game
- 0.8
- Form
- 0.0
- Points per £m
- 0.57
- Selected by
- 4.0%
- Minutes
- 292
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 0%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.10
- xA per 90
- 0.08
- xGI per 90
- 0.18
- Clean sheets
- 0
- xGC per 90
- 1.51
- Def. contribution per 90
- 4.0
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
| Metric | James |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 77 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 9 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 7 |
| Bonus/90 | 24 |
| Consistency | 7 |
| Minutes | 6 |
| Pts/£m | 2 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | EVE (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 6 | BOU (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | BRE (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 4 | HUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 1 |
| 3 | ARS (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 2 | BHA (H) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | FUL (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0 |