Defense vs position
Premier League defense vs position
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For Premier League defense vs position, Crystal Palace allows the most shots to forwards: 3.35 per 90, against a league average of 2.40. The forwards who faced Crystal Palace took 45% more shots than they do in their other matches.
Midfielders get the most shots against Coventry City (2.04 per 90) and defenders against Crystal Palace (1.16). Arsenal is the hardest team for forwards to shoot against, at 1.42 per 90.
Based on every outfield player in 89 Premier League matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 21, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026.
- Crystal Palace: most shots per 90 to forwards
- 3.35
- Coventry City: most shots per 90 to midfielders
- 2.04
- Crystal Palace: most shots per 90 to defenders
- 1.16
- Arsenal: fewest shots per 90 to forwards
- 1.42
Premier League shots allowed by position
Green means opposing players did more of it, which helps an over. "vs own" compares those same players with their own rate in their other matches, so it strips out a schedule of strong or weak attackers.
 Crystal Palace | 9 | 3.35 | +45% | 1.80 | +11% | 1.16 | +51% |
 Newcastle United | 8 | 3.32 | +52% | 1.56 | +22% | 0.92 | +73% |
 Brentford | 9 | 2.76 | +16% | 2.03 | +40% | 0.37 | -46% |
 Coventry City | 9 | 2.74 | +16% | 2.04 | +35% | 0.79 | +8% |
 Aston Villa | 9 | 2.68 | +11% | 1.53 | +3% | 0.94 | +27% |
 Ipswich Town | 9 | 2.61 | +2% | 1.78 | +28% | 0.86 | +17% |
 Sunderland | 9 | 2.57 | +25% | 1.45 | -5% | 0.64 | -6% |
 Hull City | 9 | 2.41 | +6% | 1.60 | +17% | 0.76 | +19% |
 Everton | 8 | 2.37 | +1% | 1.85 | +38% | 0.55 | -9% |
 Fulham | 9 | 2.36 | +6% | 1.46 | +4% | 0.89 | +34% |
 Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2.34 | +8% | 1.31 | +2% | 0.58 | -12% |
 Manchester United | 9 | 2.30 | -2% | 1.15 | -18% | 0.56 | 0% |
 Chelsea | 9 | 2.29 | -6% | 1.34 | -13% | 0.61 | -16% |
 Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2.27 | -6% | 1.34 | -5% | 0.57 | -15% |
 Leeds United | 9 | 2.24 | -5% | 1.76 | +22% | 0.55 | -26% |
 Liverpool | 9 | 2.19 | -6% | 1.41 | -5% | 0.47 | -39% |
 Manchester City | 9 | 2.14 | -9% | 0.86 | -41% | 0.64 | -6% |
 AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 1.99 | -17% | 0.98 | -33% | 0.55 | -12% |
 Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1.71 | -22% | 0.91 | -34% | 0.62 | -9% |
 Arsenal | 9 | 1.42 | -45% | 1.31 | -9% | 0.88 | +12% |
What Premier League defenses allow to forwards
League average per forward per 90: 2.40 shots, 0.82 on target, 1.10 tackles, 1.33 fouls, 1.40 fouls drawn, 23.6 pass attempts.
| Crystal Palace | 3.35 | +45% | 1.25 | +80% | 1.00 | +22% | 1.05 | 1.35 | 27.5 |
| Newcastle United | 3.32 | +52% | 0.91 | +29% | 1.26 | +5% | 1.36 | 1.61 | 21.4 |
| Brentford | 2.76 | +16% | 0.92 | +14% | 0.87 | -16% | 1.40 | 1.31 | 23.7 |
| Coventry City | 2.74 | +16% | 0.76 | -6% | 0.90 | -8% | 1.09 | 1.28 | 25.9 |
| Aston Villa | 2.68 | +11% | 0.56 | -28% | 1.03 | +3% | 1.03 | 1.46 | 21.9 |
| Ipswich Town | 2.61 | +2% | 0.87 | +7% | 1.40 | +28% | 0.68 | 1.21 | 27.8 |
| Sunderland | 2.57 | +25% | 0.78 | +6% | 1.33 | +36% | 1.65 | 1.28 | 25.2 |
| Hull City | 2.41 | +6% | 0.85 | +14% | 0.42 | -62% | 0.61 | 0.99 | 29.8 |
| Everton | 2.37 | +1% | 1.02 | +30% | 1.16 | 0% | 1.89 | 0.82 | 25.3 |
| Fulham | 2.36 | +6% | 0.75 | -8% | 0.94 | -28% | 0.90 | 1.70 | 20.2 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2.34 | +8% | 0.97 | +19% | 1.02 | -14% | 1.53 | 1.63 | 21.9 |
| Manchester United | 2.30 | -2% | 0.93 | +18% | 1.08 | -5% | 1.61 | 1.42 | 21.1 |
| Chelsea | 2.29 | -6% | 1.31 | +77% | 1.12 | +5% | 1.22 | 1.46 | 29.1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2.27 | -6% | 0.57 | -28% | 1.44 | +40% | 1.44 | 1.39 | 17.6 |
| Leeds United | 2.24 | -5% | 0.86 | +3% | 1.15 | +2% | 1.53 | 1.29 | 25.0 |
| Liverpool | 2.19 | -6% | 0.74 | +4% | 1.14 | +20% | 1.53 | 1.75 | 22.8 |
| Manchester City | 2.14 | -9% | 0.87 | +2% | 1.70 | +53% | 1.65 | 1.65 | 18.7 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 1.99 | -17% | 0.77 | -8% | 0.86 | -25% | 1.36 | 1.54 | 25.0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1.71 | -22% | 0.51 | -33% | 1.29 | +15% | 1.48 | 1.43 | 20.9 |
| Arsenal | 1.42 | -45% | 0.25 | -72% | 0.91 | -5% | 1.52 | 1.52 | 20.6 |
What Premier League defenses allow to midfielders
League average per midfielder per 90: 1.47 shots, 0.42 on target, 1.91 tackles, 1.26 fouls, 1.31 fouls drawn, 44.6 pass attempts.
| Coventry City | 2.04 | +35% | 0.52 | +30% | 1.42 | -22% | 0.94 | 1.23 | 58.9 |
| Brentford | 2.03 | +40% | 0.47 | +14% | 1.87 | -9% | 0.89 | 1.55 | 47.3 |
| Everton | 1.85 | +38% | 0.26 | -40% | 1.59 | -16% | 1.32 | 1.17 | 58.6 |
| Crystal Palace | 1.80 | +11% | 0.53 | +24% | 1.74 | -12% | 1.21 | 0.81 | 50.4 |
| Ipswich Town | 1.78 | +28% | 0.59 | +69% | 2.13 | +16% | 0.86 | 1.51 | 49.8 |
| Leeds United | 1.76 | +22% | 0.45 | +4% | 1.33 | -33% | 1.03 | 1.42 | 42.7 |
| Hull City | 1.60 | +17% | 0.48 | +17% | 1.54 | -21% | 0.84 | 1.44 | 58.7 |
| Newcastle United | 1.56 | +22% | 0.42 | +13% | 2.02 | -4% | 1.14 | 1.64 | 39.2 |
| Aston Villa | 1.53 | +3% | 0.60 | +60% | 2.48 | +36% | 1.56 | 1.21 | 49.9 |
| Fulham | 1.46 | +4% | 0.27 | -35% | 1.94 | +6% | 1.05 | 1.12 | 39.8 |
| Sunderland | 1.45 | -5% | 0.41 | -18% | 1.49 | -19% | 1.52 | 0.98 | 43.6 |
| Liverpool | 1.41 | -5% | 0.33 | -33% | 1.83 | 0% | 0.72 | 1.60 | 45.3 |
| Chelsea | 1.34 | -13% | 0.52 | +17% | 1.98 | 0% | 1.61 | 0.82 | 44.0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1.34 | -5% | 0.52 | +50% | 2.55 | +37% | 1.58 | 1.49 | 33.3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1.31 | +2% | 0.29 | -25% | 1.50 | -21% | 1.15 | 1.47 | 33.5 |
| Arsenal | 1.31 | -9% | 0.39 | -4% | 1.80 | -12% | 1.73 | 0.88 | 35.1 |
| Manchester United | 1.15 | -18% | 0.39 | -14% | 2.13 | +17% | 1.46 | 1.34 | 41.2 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 0.98 | -33% | 0.29 | -29% | 2.15 | +17% | 1.66 | 1.70 | 44.8 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0.91 | -34% | 0.30 | -24% | 2.06 | -1% | 1.21 | 1.67 | 43.4 |
| Manchester City | 0.86 | -41% | 0.36 | -16% | 2.58 | +47% | 1.76 | 1.19 | 33.5 |
What Premier League defenses allow to defenders
League average per defender per 90: 0.70 shots, 0.19 on target, 1.61 tackles, 1.00 fouls, 0.77 fouls drawn, 46.6 pass attempts.
| Crystal Palace | 1.16 | +51% | 0.32 | +39% | 1.24 | -24% | 0.74 | 0.90 | 64.9 |
| Aston Villa | 0.94 | +27% | 0.32 | +58% | 1.88 | +24% | 1.32 | 0.70 | 50.2 |
| Newcastle United | 0.92 | +73% | 0.35 | +177% | 1.71 | +3% | 1.00 | 0.56 | 41.2 |
| Fulham | 0.89 | +34% | 0.25 | +58% | 1.50 | -12% | 0.64 | 0.53 | 45.7 |
| Arsenal | 0.88 | +12% | 0.18 | -19% | 1.46 | -8% | 1.49 | 0.81 | 32.0 |
| Ipswich Town | 0.86 | +17% | 0.26 | +29% | 1.69 | -2% | 1.29 | 0.60 | 56.8 |
| Coventry City | 0.79 | +8% | 0.16 | -29% | 1.24 | -21% | 1.16 | 0.84 | 61.6 |
| Hull City | 0.76 | +19% | 0.25 | +44% | 1.07 | -27% | 0.93 | 0.76 | 67.7 |
| Sunderland | 0.64 | -6% | 0.11 | -49% | 1.24 | -16% | 1.24 | 0.97 | 39.9 |
| Manchester City | 0.64 | -6% | 0.13 | -21% | 2.13 | +47% | 1.26 | 0.62 | 33.3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0.62 | -9% | 0.17 | -11% | 1.39 | -11% | 0.62 | 0.96 | 48.6 |
| Chelsea | 0.61 | -16% | 0.17 | -12% | 1.38 | -11% | 1.05 | 0.77 | 50.0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0.58 | -12% | 0.13 | -28% | 1.63 | -3% | 0.68 | 0.71 | 37.4 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0.57 | -15% | 0.08 | -50% | 2.37 | +49% | 1.09 | 0.98 | 34.1 |
| Manchester United | 0.56 | 0% | 0.34 | +91% | 1.37 | -16% | 0.67 | 0.70 | 45.6 |
| Everton | 0.55 | -9% | 0.18 | +4% | 1.53 | -13% | 0.92 | 0.49 | 48.7 |
| Leeds United | 0.55 | -26% | 0.17 | -8% | 1.58 | -5% | 1.08 | 1.00 | 43.7 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 0.55 | -12% | 0.16 | -20% | 1.26 | -27% | 0.85 | 0.71 | 52.2 |
| Liverpool | 0.47 | -39% | 0.03 | -88% | 1.94 | +33% | 0.94 | 0.86 | 37.5 |
| Brentford | 0.37 | -46% | 0.11 | -41% | 2.44 | +52% | 0.93 | 0.98 | 43.7 |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Start with the position
For a forward's shots prop against Crystal Palace, the forwards table shows 3.35 shots per 90 allowed. The Premier League average is 2.40.
Check the vs own column
Crystal Palace shows +45%: those forwards shot that much more against Crystal Palace than in their other matches. A high raw number with a small vs own number is usually a schedule full of strong forwards.
Scale it to the player
A forward at the league average of 2.40 per 90 who plays 75 minutes works out to about 2.9 shots at that rate. For a tackles prop, read that column the same way: midfielders make 2.58 per 90 against Manchester City, against an average of 1.91.
Check today's line
This table looks back. Today's Premier League line and the player's hit rate against it are in PickFinder, next to these defense numbers.
How this is counted
Counts every forward, midfielder and defender row in 89 Premier League matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 21, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026, grouped by the team they played against. Per 90 is the group's total divided by its minutes, times 90, so it's a rate per player and a substitute's 20 minutes counts as 20 minutes. "vs own" compares the total with what those same players do at their own per 90 rate in their other Premier League matches, using the league's position average for anyone with under 180 other minutes. Positions come from OpticOdds; goalkeepers are left out. Teams need 3 or more matches. Cup games are excluded. Only matches with full Opta coverage in OpticOdds are counted, so a match with missing stats never reads as zeros.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which Premier League team allows the most shots to forwards?
Crystal Palace, at 3.35 shots per 90 and 1.25 on target. The league average is 2.40 shots and 0.82 on target.
Which Premier League team is hardest to shoot against?
For forwards, Arsenal, at 1.42 shots per 90 and 0.25 on target.
Which team do Premier League midfielders make the most tackles against?
Manchester City, at 2.58 tackles per 90 against a league average of 1.91.
Which team fouls forwards the most?
Liverpool: forwards draw 1.75 fouls per 90 against them, against a league average of 1.40.
What does "vs own" mean?
It compares what players did against a team with what the same players do in their other matches. Crystal Palace's +45% means forwards took that much more than usual against Crystal Palace, whoever those forwards were.
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