Top 5 FPL Replacement for Ezri Konsa in Your FPL Team

FPL suspension, which generally means a player suspension in the Premier League, is a big blow for every manager, as it can massively hamper their FPL team strategy. At the same time, the budget and free transfers are limited, especially in the early FPL season.

Ezri Konsa's red card in opening gameweek of FPL 2025/26

The opening gameweek of Fantasy Premier League 2025/26 season could've been hurtful for some managers who have selected Aston Villa’s English centre-back Ezri Konsa. In their opening gameweek of the new season, Villa recorded a goalless draw against Newcastle United, and the 27-year-old Konsa got a direct red card in the 66th minute of the match. It was a DOGSO (Denying an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity) offence where Konsa made a poor foul to desperately stop Newcastle attacker Anthony Gordon by pulling him down from behind.

How many matches will Ezri Konsa miss?

As it wasn’t a violent offence, Konsa will miss only one game due to the red card. So, he will only miss the second gameweek, when the Villans travel to Brentford. It means that he will be available for the third gameweek fixture against Crystal Palace at home.

Due to the valuation of £4.5m, which is a budget valuation for an FPL defender, Konsa is one of the favourite names for the managers. Close to 23 per cent of managers have added him to their FPL squad, which depicts a huge popularity. Due to a one-match suspension, some managers may not rush to replace him immediately, which can cost one valuable free transfer, but some managers may still need a good Ezri Konsa FPL replacement for the second gameweek.

As Konsa has an FPL 2025/26 valuation of £4.5m, the second-lowest budget for the FPL defenders, we have to look at the FPL budget defenders with the values of £4.5m, where we can get some good names.

Top 5 FPL Replacement for Ezri Konsa in Your FPL Team

Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth): £4.5m

As Bournemouth will host Wolves in the second gameweek, it is not a shocker that we have taken a name from Bournemouth, and the Argentine centre-back Marco Senesi is one of the best names as an Ezri Konsa FPL replacement. While he produced 31 FPL points in 17 appearances last season, he scored 102 FPL points in the 2023-24 season, recording four goals and five assists.

In the opening game of the new season, Bournemouth suffered a 4-2 away defeat against the defending champions Liverpool. However, Sensei still earned two points from the game due to recording 14 defensive contributions.

Kyle Walker (Burnley): £4.5m

The former Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker made his Premier League debut for Burnley during the opening gameweek of the new season, where the hosts Tottenham Hotspur handed them a 3-0 defeat. Walker got one FPL point from that game. Serving for Spurs and Manchester City, Walker has experienced nine seasons with 100+ FPL points, including the most recent 123 points in the 2023/24 season.

Not for most of the season yet, but Walker can be a good option for the second gameweek, when Burnley will host Sunderland. In their last six domestic league competition meetings, Burnley won three times, drew twice, and lost once last season in the EFL Championship.

Daniel Ballard (Sunderland): £4.5m

Just like Burnley’s Kyle Walker, we can also go for Sunderland’s centre-back Daniel Ballard as Ezri Konsa’s FPL replacement for the second gameweek of the new season. The promoted club started the new Premier League season with a strong 3-0 victory against West Ham United, where Ballard scored one goal. The Northern Ireland player has already produced 14 points in the first gameweek, including one goal and one clean sheet, along with two defensive contribution points for 13 defensive contributions in the match. Moreover, his three bonus points from the match will be added soon, as he is leading the bonus points system of the match strongly.

The Arsenal Academy player has already recorded seven goals and two assists in his career for Sunderland. It shows that we can expect good results frequently from the centre-back.

Diogo Dalot (Manchester United): £4.5m

After hosting Arsenal on Sunday in the opening gameweek of the new season, Manchester United will face the hosts Fulham in the second gameweek. So, managers can also go for one Manchester United defender, and Diogo Dalot can be a good name as Ezri Konsa's FPL replacement. In the last three seasons, Dalot recorded 102, 111, and 95 FPL points, respectively.

Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa): £4.5m

In the search for an Ezri Konsa FPL replacement, we are also looking at his team, Aston Villa. As the Villans will face the hosts, Brentford, in the second gameweek, the experienced English centre-back Tyrone Mings can be a good option for the FPL managers. He had a strong past consistent FPL record that produced 100+ FPL points for three consecutive seasons between the 2020/21 and 2022/23 seasons (128, 118, and 130 FPL points, respectively).

In their opening gameweek, although Villa recorded a goalless draw, Mings had six FPL points, thanks to a clean sheet.