§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace

17 August 2025

The match in data

Chelsea and Crystal Palace finished level at 0–0 on 17 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), rated 58, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 67 passes. Caicedo produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Chris Richards, with 60.

58
Player of the match

Moisés Caicedo

Chelsea · 90'

Produced 1.06× and cost 0.60× their position's average

Added
  • 10 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 67 passes 1.5×
  • 3 interceptions 3.2×
Took away
  • 1 ball lost 1.0×
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
Moisés Caicedo ★ Midfielder 90 58
Trevoh Chalobah Defender 90 57
Pedro Neto Forward 90 56
Reece James Defender 79 56
Josh Acheampong Defender 90 53
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 53
Marc Cucurella Defender 90 49
Jamie Gittens Forward 54 44
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 79 43
Cole Palmer Midfielder 90 40
Estêvão Forward 36 39
João Pedro Forward 73 25
Liam Delap Forward 17 no rating
Andrey Santos Midfielder 11 no rating
Malo Gusto Defender 11 no rating
Crystal Palace
PlayerPositionMinRating
Chris Richards Defender 90 60
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 56
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 54
Adam Wharton Midfielder 90 51
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 84 47
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward 90 45
Daniel Muñoz Defender 90 44
Marc Guéhi Defender 90 36
Will Hughes Midfielder 70 34
Ismaïla Sarr Forward 90 32
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder 20 32
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 90 31
Justin Devenny Midfielder 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Chelsea player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Reece James, with 3 key passes. Next: Pedro Neto 2, Jamie Gittens 2.

Chelsea were held to a 0–0 draw, yet Reece James served as the team's primary creator with 3 key passes. Pedro Neto and Jamie Gittens trailed just behind with 2 each.

Which Crystal Palace player made the most tackles?

Tyrick Mitchell, with 5 tackles. Next: Maxence Lacroix 3, Daniel Muñoz 2.

Crystal Palace's defensive resilience in the 0–0 draw with Chelsea was anchored by Tyrick Mitchell, who led the side with 5 tackles. Maxence Lacroix followed with 3, and Daniel Muñoz had 2.

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.

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Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Moisés Caicedo, 58
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.