§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Aston Villa 0–0 Newcastle United

  • Konsa 66'

16 August 2025

The match in data

Aston Villa and Newcastle United finished level at 0–0 on 16 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United), rated 60, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 10 final-third passes. Tonali produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 1.0 times the cost.

For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Boubacar Kamara, with 61.

Ezri Konsa was sent off at 66'.

60
Player of the match

Sandro Tonali

Newcastle United · 90'

Produced 1.48× and cost 0.98× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 10 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 58 passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 10 misplaced passes 1.5×
  • 2 times dribbled past 2.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Boubacar Kamara Midfielder 90 61
Ollie Watkins Forward 90 58
Tyrone Mings Defender 90 58
Amadou Onana Midfielder 90 57
Matty Cash Defender 90 55
Youri Tielemans Midfielder 90 50
Ezri Konsa Defender 66 46
John McGinn Midfielder 84 45
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 43
Lucas Digne Defender 90 38
Marco Bizot Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Donyell Malen Forward 6 no rating
Newcastle United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Tino Livramento Defender 90 75
Sandro Tonali ★ Midfielder 90 60
Fabian Schär Defender 90 50
Kieran Trippier Defender 90 50
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder 90 49
Joelinton Midfielder 83 49
Anthony Elanga Forward 78 48
Dan Burn Defender 90 46
Harvey Barnes Forward 90 46
Anthony Gordon Forward 90 39
Nick Pope Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Jacob Murphy Forward 12 no rating
Lewis Miley Midfielder 7 no rating
William Osula Forward 1 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.