§ Premier League · 2024-25 · Matchday 1

Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City

  • Haaland 18'
  • Kovacic 84'

18 August 2024

The match in data

Manchester City got the better of Chelsea, 2–0, on 18 August 2024, on matchday 1 of the 2024-25 Premier League.

Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), rated 68, thanks above all to 4 interceptions and 5 final-third passes. Gvardiol produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was Roméo Lavia, with 63.

68
Player of the match

Josko Gvardiol

Manchester City · 90'

Produced 1.05× and cost 0.24× their position's average

Added
  • 4 interceptions 4.0×
  • 5 final-third passes 0.9×
  • 65 passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 0.03 xG not converted 0.7×

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
Roméo Lavia Midfielder 66 63
Levi Colwill Defender 90 49
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder 24 49
Pedro Neto Forward 32 47
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder 90 46
Nicolas Jackson Forward 66 46
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 90 38
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 38
Cole Palmer Midfielder 90 35
Marc Cucurella Defender 80 35
Christopher Nkunku Forward 58 32
Wesley Fofana Defender 90 26
Malo Gusto Defender 90 22
Marc Guiu Forward 24 16
Renato Veiga Defender 10 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Josko Gvardiol ★ Defender 90 68
Savinho Forward 46 67
Erling Haaland Forward 90 64
Rúben Dias Defender 90 62
Manuel Akanji Defender 90 54
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 90 53
Ederson Goalkeeper 90 53
Jérémy Doku Forward 90 49
Phil Foden Midfielder 44 49
Mateo Kovacic Midfielder 90 46
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 90 43
Rico Lewis Defender 90 28

Did you know?

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

Which Chelsea player made the most tackles?

Malo Gusto, with 4 tackles. Next: Christopher Nkunku 3, Roméo Lavia 3.

Malo Gusto led Chelsea with 4 tackles in the 2–0 defeat against Manchester City. Gusto finished ahead of Christopher Nkunku and Roméo Lavia, who both registered 3.

Which Manchester City player won the most duels?

Jérémy Doku, with 11 duels won. Next: Mateo Kovacic 8, Kevin De Bruyne 6.

Jérémy Doku led Manchester City with 11 duels won in the 2–0 win at Chelsea. Doku's tally surpassed Mateo Kovacic's 8 and Kevin De Bruyne's 6.

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 0–2 Manchester City, Premier League 2024-25. Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol, 68
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.