# Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea · Ratings and player of the match · 2025-26 Premier League | Sir Balone

> Ratings for every player in Manchester City v Chelsea (1–1), matchday 20, 2025-26 Premier League. Player of the match: Rodri (64).

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-city-chelsea-2026-01-04/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 20

## [Manchester City](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/manchester-city-9/2025-26/) 1 – 1 [Chelsea](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/teams/chelsea-18/2025-26/)

- 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.

64

Player of the match

### [Rodri](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rodri-186910/)

Manchester City · 90'

Produced **1.53×** and cost **0.67×** their position's average

Added

- 10 final-third passes 1.8×
- 4 key passes 3.6×
- 78 passes 1.8×

Took away

- 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.

**Manchester City**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Josko Gvardiol](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/josko-gvardiol-24838191/) | Defender | 51 | 71 |
| [Rodri](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rodri-186910/) ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| [Abdukodir Khusanov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/abdukodir-khusanov-37623459/) | Defender | 39 | 62 |
| [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/gianluigi-donnarumma-129771/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| [Matheus Nunes](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/matheus-nunes-21781428/) | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| [Jérémy Doku](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jeremy-doku-23697990/) | Forward | 20 | 50 |
| [Rúben Dias](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ruben-dias-162536/) | Defender | 81 | 48 |
| [Tijjani Reijnders](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/tijjani-reijnders-3156873/) | Midfielder | 70 | 44 |
| [Nico O'Reilly](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nico-o-reilly-37562487/) | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| [Erling Haaland](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/erling-haaland-154421/) | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| [Phil Foden](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/phil-foden-336133/) | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| [Bernardo Silva](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/bernardo-silva-96353/) | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| [Rayan Cherki](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rayan-cherki-21072805/) | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| [Nathan Aké](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nathan-ake-1869/) | Defender | 9 | no rating |

**Chelsea**

| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Reece James](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/reece-james-581220/) | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| [Benoît Badiashile](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/benoit-badiashile-4545394/) | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| [Enzo Fernández](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/enzo-fernandez-29709995/) | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| [Jorrel Hato](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jorrel-hato-37600243/) | Defender | 28 | 41 |
| [Filip Jørgensen](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/filip-jrgensen-23715941/) | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| [Liam Delap](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/liam-delap-28912976/) | Forward | 28 | 38 |
| [Andrey Santos](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/andrey-santos-37562129/) | Midfielder | 44 | 36 |
| [João Pedro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/joao-pedro-28931574/) | Forward | 62 | 33 |
| [Malo Gusto](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/malo-gusto-37317367/) | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| [Pedro Neto](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/pedro-neto-496775/) | Forward | 90 | 29 |
| [Trevoh Chalobah](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/trevoh-chalobah-537117/) | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| [Josh Acheampong](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/josh-acheampong-37631362/) | Defender | 62 | 28 |
| [Cole Palmer](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/cole-palmer-28912747/) | Midfielder | 90 | 27 |
| [Estêvão](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/estevao-37701999/) | 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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