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: Reece James (Chelsea), rated 56, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 4 interceptions. James produced 1.7 times as much as a defender typically does, at 1.0 times the cost.
For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Chris Richards, with 54.
Reece James
Chelsea · 79'
Produced 1.67× and cost 1.04× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.9×
- 4 interceptions 4.0×
- 70 passes 1.7×
- 1 ball lost 2.8×
- 6 misplaced passes 1.0×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Reece James ★ | Defender | 79 | 56 |
| Pedro Neto | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Robert Sánchez | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Marc Cucurella | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Jamie Gittens | Forward | 54 | 44 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 79 | 42 |
| Cole Palmer | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 36 | 32 |
| João Pedro | Forward | 73 | 23 |
| Liam Delap | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Andrey Santos | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
| Malo Gusto | Defender | 11 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Richards | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Dean Henderson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 |
| Maxence Lacroix | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Adam Wharton | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 84 | 47 |
| Daniel Muñoz | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Marc Guéhi | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | Forward | 90 | 34 |
| Will Hughes | Midfielder | 70 | 34 |
| Jefferson Lerma | Midfielder | 20 | 32 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| 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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