Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa has been dribbled previous the fewest occasions within the Premier League this yr amongst common starters.
He has solely been overwhelmed twice in that method throughout practically 3,000 minutes performed in 2025, and his place on the prime ought to come as no shock.
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ahead Bukayo Saka advised the official England YouTube channel earlier this yr that he likes to problem himself towards Konsa whereas on worldwide responsibility, saying: “I perform a little one-v-one with Ezri as a result of, for me, he is without doubt one of the greatest within the Premier League.”
It’s not the one artwork Konsa has mastered both as a result of he has additionally drawn comfortably extra fouls than some other defender within the Premier League since his debut in 2019-20.
Arsenal’s revered centre-back partnership of Gabriel and William Saliba rank extremely – they’ve solely been dribbled previous a mixed 9 occasions within the league throughout 2025.
By way of different defensive metrics, full-back Neco Williams leads the best way for each tackles and profitable tackles – 114 and 73 respectively.
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centre-back Nathan Collins has made extra blocks than some other Premier League participant, full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has made a league-high 58 interceptions, Joachim Andersen of leads the best way for clearances and captain Virgil van Dijk is prime for headed clearances.
[BBC]