Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland
- Garnacho 4'
- Isidor 22'
- Talbi 90+3'
25 October 2025
The match in data
Sunderland got the better of Chelsea, 2–1, on 25 October 2025, on matchday 9 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Sunderland came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 4'.
Player of the match: Reece James (Chelsea), rated 77, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 100 passes. James produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Chemsdine Talbi, with 80.
Reece James
Chelsea · 90'
Produced 1.75× and cost 0.36× their position's average
- 15 final-third passes 2.7×
- 100 passes 2.1×
- 8 recoveries 2.2×
- 3 duels lost 0.8×
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece James ★ | Defender | 90 | 77 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 76 | 73 |
| Pedro Neto | Forward | 85 | 71 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Forward | 58 | 59 |
| Marc Cucurella | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| João Pedro | Forward | 85 | 58 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 32 | 42 |
| Marc Guiu | Forward | 76 | 33 |
| Robert Sánchez | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jamie Gittens | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Andrey Santos | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Tyrique George | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 25 | 80 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 70 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 75 | 60 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Bertrand Traoré | Forward | 65 | 50 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 75 | 46 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Chris Rigg | Midfielder | 15 | 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.