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 74, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 100 passes. James produced 1.6 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Chemsdine Talbi, with 74.
Reece James
Chelsea · 90'
Produced 1.58× and cost 0.33× 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: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece James ★ | Defender | 90 | 74 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 76 | 66 |
| Pedro Neto | Forward | 85 | 64 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Forward | 58 | 57 |
| Marc Cucurella | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| João Pedro | Forward | 85 | 48 |
| Robert Sánchez | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Marc Guiu | Forward | 76 | 36 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 32 | 36 |
| 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 | 74 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 52 |
| Bertrand Traoré | Forward | 65 | 50 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 75 | 47 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 75 | 43 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Chris Rigg | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Chelsea player recovered the most balls?
Reece James, with 8 recoveries. Next: Trevoh Chalobah 7, Enzo Fernández 5.
Despite the 1–2 defeat, Reece James led Chelsea with 8 ball recoveries, closely followed by Trevoh Chalobah with 7. Strong individual defensive output does not always translate into a positive result.
Which Sunderland player made the most tackles?
Granit Xhaka, with 4 tackles. Next: Dan Ballard 2, Noah Sadiki 2.
Granit Xhaka led Sunderland with 4 tackles in their 1–2 victory against Chelsea, doubling Dan Ballard and Noah Sadiki with 2 each. Controlling the midfield battle proved vital to securing the win.
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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