Ezri Konsa ‘to be axed’ – Aston Villa fans explode after they saw against Chelsea
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(Credit: Hasan Karim - Breaking Media, Imago) Thu 5 March 2026 10:52, UK Aston Villa fans have ripped into Ezri Konsa after his poor performance in the 4-1 defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday night. Villa’s Champions League qualification hopes took a blow as Chelsea emerged 4-1 victors in a frantic clash in the Second City.Douglas Luiz got Unai Emery’s side up and running inside two minutes, but they were behind at half time as Joao Pedro netted twice before the break.Pedro notched his hat-trick just after the hour mark, after Cole Palmer had put the Blues 3-1 ahead, with Liam Rosenior’s side now just three points and one place behind Villa.Villa have a week off before facing Lille in the Europa League next Thursday, and many supporters are calling for Konsa to be dropped from the starting lineup after his struggles against Chelsea. ⚽ Aston Villa Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Aston Villa fixture.
VISIT THE VILLA MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Ezri Konsa slammed by Aston Villa fans for poor showing vs ChelseaKonsa was partly at fault for Chelsea’s equaliser, as he kept Malo Gusto onside and then allowed Pedro to run free on goal before tapping the Frenchman’s low cross into the net.He struggled to keep his line with Tyrone Mings all evening, and failed to win either ground or aerial duel that he attempted in the game.The England centre-back will have felt that he should have done more to stop Pedro scoring Chelsea’s second, then was caught horribly out of position for their fourth goal on the counter-attack.Konsa caused anger among Villa fans last week for confronting them after a 2-0 loss at Wolves, and many supporters took to X after the Chelsea match to note that he needs to concentrate more on on-field matters.One said: “Don’t be surprised if there’s no Konsa next season. This seems like a player who's heads been turned to me. #AVFC— bran🦁 (@youf0ria_) March 4, 2026 View Tweet Another added: “That’s absolutely pathetic defending from Konsa, goals been coming for about 15 minutes.”That’s absolutely pathetic defending from Konsa, goals been coming for about 15 minutes— James (@JBaker_24) March 4, 2026 View Tweet gonna chirp up again after losing your man konsa?— ☔️ 🇮🇹 (@12_AVFC) March 4, 2026 View Tweet While one wrote: “Can we all agree that Konsa isn’t a worthy captain, he should be dropped for Lindelof.”Can we all agree that Konsa isnt a worthy captain, he should be dropped for Lindelof #avfc— Craig Banks (@AVFCBanksie) March 4, 2026 View Tweet Since Konsa has been captain, the performances have dropped and his own overall has been below par.
Needs to be taken off him, #avfcc— Josh (@av_josh1) March 5, 2026 View Tweet The fck is Konsa doing? Maybe stop focusing on the fans and start focusing on not jogging back lmao— Snorre (@SnorreTBrekke) March 4, 2026 View Tweet Villa to let Ollie Watkins leave after dismal performance vs ChelseaWhile Konsa certainly had a night to forget, his teammate, Watkins, will have wanted the ground to swallow him up on the pitch at Villa Park.The out-of-form England man thought he had netted his third goal of 2026 to put his side back in front, but was ruled offside after a VAR review, and he went on to spurn numerous great chances to grab a goal.Sources have told Football Insider that Villa are set to sell Watkins this summer, and plan to accept a reduced fee of around £30million for his services.It is no wonder that Emery is content to see him leave, and based on what he showed against Chelsea, Villa may even struggle to sell the 30-year-old for such a price. 🦁 ASTON VILLA INSIDER UPDATE 🦁 Get the inside track on the Villa Park dugout, transfer strategy, player wages, and technical leadership at Bodymoor Heath.