Daniel Ballard
Defender·Sunderland
FPL ID 532InjuredHamstring injury - Unknown return date
£4.7m0.3m season
Updated
Daniel Ballard is a budget Sunderland defender priced at £4.7m (FPL ID 532) in the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League season. He is currently flagged as injured (Hamstring injury - Unknown return date). His Fantasy Rating of 28 reflects a difficult season so far, having returned 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. He profiles as a magnet for defensive bonuses. At 0.9% ownership he is a deep differential pick. Projected to score 0 FPL points in the next gameweek.
GW10Kicks off Sun 14:00 UK-Chelsea (H)
Next GW0ptsGW11 · Aston Villa (A)
Next 30ptsGW11 to GW13
Selected by0.9%of managers
Season14pts1.6 per game
Pointslast 3 · this gameweek · next 6 projected
0BOU (A)GW7DNP
0LEE (H)GW8DNP
0COV (A)GW9DNP
-CHE (H)GW10Sun 14:00 UK
0.0AVL (A)GW11proj
0.0TOT (H)GW12proj
0.0LIV (A)GW13proj
0.0NEW (A)GW14proj
0.0NFO (H)GW15proj
0.0CRY (H)GW16proj
BankedLive, still movingProjected
Set piecesPenaltiesNoCornersNoFree kicksNo
Season 2026/27
Season overview
Matches9Minutes450
14Points9 matches
1.6Per gameseason average
0.4Formlast 5 average
50Avg minutesof 90
Defending
Clean sheets1
Goals conceded10
Defensive contribution points3 of 9 matches over the threshold6
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Expected goals (xG)0.31
Expected assists (xA)0.16
xG + xA per 900.09
Availability
Matches9
Minutes played450
Avg minutes50
Selected by0.9%
Price£4.7m
Daniel Ballard is rated a Strong Sell on FPL Tactics: currently injured; no projected points over the next 6 gameweeks. Projected 0.0 points over the next 6 gameweeks.
Strong Sell
SellHoldBuy
0.0Predicted pts (6GW)
Bearish
Not expected to playNo projected points over the next 6 gameweeks
Currently injuredHamstring injury - Unknown return date
| Gameweek | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW10 | Kicks off Sun 14:00 UK | Chelsea (H) | Upcoming | -G | -A | - | -pts |
| GW9 | 2026-10-31 | Coventry (A) | L 1-3 | 0G | 0A | 0' | 0pts |
| GW8 | 2026-10-25 | Leeds (H) | D 0-0 | 0G | 0A | 0' | 0pts |
| GW7 | 2026-10-18 | Bournemouth (A) | L 0-2 | 0G | 0A | 0' | 0pts |
| GW6 | 2026-10-10 | Brighton (H) | L 0-2 | 0G | 0A | 0' | 0pts |
| GW5 | 2026-09-20 | Man City (A) | L 3-5 | 0G | 0A | 90' | 2pts |