§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Leeds United 1–0 Everton

  • Nmecha 84' (pen.)

18 August 2025

The match in data

A 1–0 win for Leeds United against Everton on 18 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Anton Stach (Leeds United), rated 49, thanks above all to 4 key passes and 6 final-third passes. Stach produced 1.2 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 1.1 times the cost.

For Everton, the highest-rated player was Jordan Pickford, with 50.

49
Player of the match

Anton Stach

Leeds United · 90'

Produced 1.19× and cost 1.09× their position's average

Added
  • 4 key passes 3.6×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.1×
  • 59 passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 3 failed dribbles 3.7×
  • 11 misplaced passes 1.6×

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.

Leeds United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pascal Struijk Defender 90 66
Joe Rodon Defender 90 53
Lucas Perri Goalkeeper 90 50
Ethan Ampadu Midfielder 78 50
Anton Stach ★ Midfielder 90 49
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender 90 46
Ao Tanaka Midfielder 90 45
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder 23 41
Joël Piroe Forward 78 37
Daniel James Forward 78 32
Jayden Bogle Defender 90 30
Wilfried Gnonto Forward 67 30
Ilia Gruev Midfielder 12 no rating
Jack Harrison Forward 12 no rating
Lukas Nmecha Forward 12 no rating
Sean Longstaff Midfielder 1 no rating
Everton
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper 90 50
Michael Keane Defender 90 50
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder 90 46
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder 86 44
Iliman Ndiaye Forward 90 43
James Garner Midfielder 90 43
James Tarkowski Defender 90 41
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder 90 41
Beto Forward 90 33
Tim Iroegbunam Midfielder 71 30
Jake O'Brien Defender 90 27
Jack Grealish Forward 19 no rating
Thierno Barry Forward 4 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Everton player recovered the most balls?

Iliman Ndiaye, with 6 recoveries. Next: Jake O'Brien 5, Michael Keane 4.

Iliman Ndiaye set the pace off the ball for Everton with 6 recoveries in the 1–0 loss. Jake O'Brien added 5 and Michael Keane recorded 4.

Which Leeds United player completed the most dribbles?

Gabriel Gudmundsson, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Jayden Bogle 1, Anton Stach 1.

Gabriel Gudmundsson drove Leeds United forward with 4 successful dribbles. Jayden Bogle and Anton Stach managed just 1 each in the 1–0 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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Leeds United 1–0 Everton, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Anton Stach, 49
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.