Chelsea 5–1 Ajax
- Guiu 18'
- Caicedo 27'
- Fernández 45' (pen.)
- Estêvão 45+6' (pen.)
- George 48'
- Taylor 17'
- Weghorst 33' (pen.)
22 October 2025
The match in data
Chelsea got the better of Ajax, 5–1, on 22 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 3).
Player of the match: Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), rated 73, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 10 recoveries. Fofana produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
For Ajax, the highest-rated player was Oscar Gloukh, with 80.
Kenneth Taylor was sent off at 17'.
Wesley Fofana
Chelsea · 90'
Produced 1.84× and cost 0.50× their position's average
- 16 final-third passes 2.9×
- 10 recoveries 2.6×
- 4 interceptions 3.6×
- 5 duels lost 1.4×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Guiu | Forward | 46 | 84 |
| Reggie Walsh | Midfielder | 24 | 82 |
| Wesley Fofana ★ | Defender | 90 | 73 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | Defender | 46 | 71 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 44 | 66 |
| Tyrique George | Forward | 44 | 60 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 41 | 58 |
| Jamie Gittens | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 46 | 57 |
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 49 | 52 |
| Jorrel Hato | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Roméo Lavia | Midfielder | 66 | 50 |
| Andrey Santos | Midfielder | 44 | 48 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Facundo Buonanotte | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Filip Jørgensen | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 23 | 80 |
| Josip Sutalo | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Raúl Moro | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Ko Itakura | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 67 | 36 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 84 | 35 |
| James McConnell | Midfielder | 79 | 33 |
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 46 | 33 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 44 | 33 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 84 | 31 |
| Remko Pasveer | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Kenneth Taylor | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 6 | no rating |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | Midfielder | 6 | 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.