All-time Premier League defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in Premier League history, by their honors. Set two sides of all-time Premier League defenders against each other and decide who takes each row, or call it even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
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Tony AdamsDF · ARS
Gerard PiquéDF · MAN
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Per MertesackerDF · ARS
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Virgil van DijkDF · LIV
Olof MellbergDF · AVL
GeremiMF/DF · CHE
Bobby MooreDF · FUL
Chris GunterDF · NFO
Cristian RomeroDF · TOT
Carlos BocanegraDF · FUL
Aaron HughesDF · FUL
Roland NilssonDF · COV
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Daley BlindMF/DF · MAN
Kevin KilbaneDF · SUN
George CohenDF · FUL
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Antonio RüdigerDF · CHE
Ray WilsonDF · EVE
Victor LindelöfDF · MAN
Norman HunterDF · LEE
William GallasDF · CHE
Daniel AggerDF · LIV
Jamie CarragherDF · LIV
Paulo FerreiraDF · CHE
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Glen JohnsonDF · LIV
Philippe SenderosDF · ARS
Ulises CruzDF · AVL
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Nathan AkéDF · CHE
Johan DjourouDF · ARS
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Phil JonesDF · MAN
Takehiro TomiyasuDF · ARS
Tony PopovicDF · CRY
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Phil NevilleDF · MAN
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William SalibaDF · ARS
Juan FoythDF · TOT
Stuart PearceDF · NFO
Aron GunnarssonMF/DF · COV
Wes BrownDF · MAN
Igors StepanovsDF · ARS
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Alf RamseyDF · TOT
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Neco WilliamsDF · LIV
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Stefan SchwarzDF · SUN
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Emlyn HughesDF · LIV
Lee Young-pyoDF · TOT
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Ethan AmpaduMF/DF · CHE
Stéphane HenchozDF · LIV
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Dedryck BoyataDF · MNC
Fabian DelphMF/DF · LEE
Kenneth OmeruoDF · CHE
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Ronny JohnsenDF · MAN
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Henning BergDF · MAN
Tim ReamDF · FUL
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Gabriel MagalhãesDF · ARS
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Manuel AkanjiDF · MNC
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Chris ColemanDF · FUL
Ronnie WhelanMF/DF · LIV
Emil KrafthDF · NEW
Gary CaldwellDF · NEW
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Viv AndersonDF · NFO
Martin LaursenDF · AVL
Joey JonesDF · CHE
NDNikos Dabizas
DF · NEW
FZFan Zhiyi
DF · CRY
Mark LawrensonDF · LIV
Philippe AlbertDF · NEW
Pat RiceDF · ARS
Juliano BellettiDF · CHE
Des WalkerDF · NFO
Stephen CarrDF · TOT
David WeirDF · EVE
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Hermann HreiðarssonDF · IPS
Graeme Le SauxDF · CHE
KMKevin Moran
DF · MAN
Phil ThompsonDF · LIV
Ian GoodisonDF · HUL
MDMal Donaghy
DF · MAN
Tal Ben HaimDF · CHE
Sotiris KyrgiakosDF · LIV
Jimmy NichollDF · MAN
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Paddy McNairMF/DF · MAN
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Vitaliy MykolenkoDF · EVE
RGRichard Gough
DF · EVE
Joe KinnearDF · TOT
Sergio ReguilónDF · TOT
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Noureddine NaybetDF · TOT
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Emerson PalmieriDF · CHE
Paul StalteriDF · TOT
Jonathan WoodgateDF · LEE
Leo ØstigårdDF · BHA
SVStanislav Varga
DF · SUN
Alpay ÖzalanDF · AVL
Axel DisasiDF · CHE
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Justin HoyteDF · ARS
SNSammy Nelson
DF · ARS
CNChris Nicholl
DF · AVL
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Jérôme BoatengDF · MNC
Colin CalderwoodDF · NFO
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Phil BabbDF · LIV
RMRui Marques
DF · LEE
Brian LaboneDF · EVE
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Denis OdoiDF · FUL
Top all-time Premier League defenders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest defenders in Premier League history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Premier League defenders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Deal a random set of matchups, or clear the board and drag pictures onto either side of each row.
- Tap the better side of each row, or the = in the middle when they're even.
- Download the picture or save it so others can call the same matchups.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.