Crystal Palace 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Henrique 25' (o.g.)
- Sarr 52'
- Eguinaldo 34'
7 May 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Crystal Palace against Shakhtar Donetsk on 7 May 2026, in the 2025-26 Conference League (Semi-finals).
Player of the match: Mykola Matvienko (Shakhtar Donetsk), rated 80, thanks above all to 20 final-third passes and 112 passes. Matvienko produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the round.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Ismaïla Sarr, with 74.
Mykola Matvienko
Shakhtar Donetsk · 90'
Produced 1.54× and cost 0.23× their position's average
- 20 final-third passes 3.6×
- 112 passes 2.4×
- 2 key passes 3.4×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaïla Sarr | Forward | 90 | 74 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Yéremy Pino | Forward | 78 | 59 |
| Adam Wharton | Midfielder | 89 | 57 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Forward | 24 | 56 |
| Chris Richards | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | 66 | 51 |
| Daniel Muñoz | Defender | 89 | 42 |
| Daichi Kamada | Midfielder | 88 | 39 |
| Maxence Lacroix | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Jaydee Canvot | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Dean Henderson | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Brennan Johnson | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Jefferson Lerma | Midfielder | 2 | no rating |
| Nathaniel Clyne | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Will Hughes | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykola Matvienko ★ | Defender | 90 | 80 |
| Valeriy Bondar | Defender | 90 | 78 |
| Isaque | Midfielder | 44 | 50 |
| Lassina Traoré | Forward | 34 | 48 |
| Alaa Ghram | Defender | 63 | 47 |
| Pedrinho | Midfielder | 75 | 44 |
| Newerton | Midfielder | 34 | 42 |
| Pedro Henrique | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Marlon Gomes | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Oleg Ocheretko | Midfielder | 56 | 32 |
| Kauã Elias | Forward | 56 | 31 |
| Vinícius Tobias | Defender | 27 | 30 |
| Eguinaldo | Midfielder | 90 | 28 |
| Alisson | Midfielder | 46 | 19 |
| Dmytro Riznyk | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Lucas Ferreira | 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.