Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea
- Reijnders 42'
- Fernández 90+4'
4 January 2026
The match in data
Manchester City and Chelsea drew 1–1 on 4 January 2026, on matchday 20 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Rodri (Manchester City), rated 64, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 4 key passes. Rodri produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was Reece James, with 47.
Rodri
Manchester City · 90'
Produced 1.53× and cost 0.67× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 1.8×
- 4 key passes 3.6×
- 78 passes 1.8×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.3×
- 1 ball lost 1.0×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josko Gvardiol | Defender | 51 | 71 |
| Rodri ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | Defender | 39 | 62 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Matheus Nunes | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Jérémy Doku | Forward | 20 | 50 |
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 81 | 48 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 70 | 44 |
| Nico O'Reilly | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reece James | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Benoît Badiashile | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Enzo Fernández | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Jorrel Hato | Defender | 28 | 41 |
| Filip Jørgensen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Liam Delap | Forward | 28 | 38 |
| Andrey Santos | Midfielder | 44 | 36 |
| João Pedro | Forward | 62 | 33 |
| Malo Gusto | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Pedro Neto | Forward | 90 | 29 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 62 | 28 |
| Cole Palmer | Midfielder | 90 | 27 |
| Estêvão | Forward | 46 | 21 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Chelsea player made the most tackles?
Enzo Fernández, with 7 tackles. Next: Josh Acheampong 3, Reece James 2.
Enzo Fernández anchored Chelsea's midfield with 7 tackles, well ahead of Josh Acheampong and Reece James. That defensive display proved crucial in earning a 1–1 draw at Manchester City.
Which Manchester City player won the most aerial duels?
Rúben Dias, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Erling Haaland 3, Rodri 1.
Rúben Dias commanded Manchester City's aerial battles with 5 duels won, ahead of Erling Haaland and Rodri. That defensive strength limited the visitors' direct play in a 1–1 stalemate.
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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