Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa has been dribbled past the fewest times in the Premier League this year among regular starters. He has only been beaten twice in that manner across nearly 3,000 minutes played in 2025, and his position at the top should come as no surprise. It is not the only art Konsa has mastered either because he has also drawn comfortably more fouls than any other defender in the Premier League since his debut in 2019-20. Arsenal's revered centre-back partnership of Gabriel and William Saliba rank highly - they have only been dribbled past a combined nine times in the league across 2025. In terms of other defensive metrics, Nottingham Forest full-back Neco Williams leads the way for both tackles and successful tackles – 114 and 73 respectively.

Source: BBC December 29, 2025 19:02 UTC