Tottenham Hotspurs’ England international Jermain Defoe, whose 5 goals in the recent 9:1 clobbering of Wigan Athletic is still fresh in the memories of fans, now has to face an impossible plank of 71.60 rating points to beat in the FTBL system in the Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers (a consequence of the record gains he made against Wigan back then).

With an overall score of 161.73 points at the moment, Defoe is very unlikely to avoid a drop. He risks exiting the top 6 of the FTBL ranking of strikers in the Premier League, as well the top tier of our ranking of British strikers. Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor is the best position to the claim Defoe’s spot in the elite. Agbonlahor will go into the game against Stoke City with a plank of just 8 points to beat.