Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland
- Gordon 10'
- Talbi 57'
- Brobbey 90'
22 March 2026
The match in data
Sunderland got the better of Newcastle United, 2–1, on 22 March 2026, on matchday 31 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Sunderland came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 10'.
Player of the match: Chris Rigg (Sunderland), rated 60, thanks above all to 3 key passes and 4 final-third passes. Rigg produced 1.0 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Jacob Murphy, with 62.
Chris Rigg
Sunderland · 90'
Produced 1.04× and cost 0.50× their position's average
- 3 key passes 2.7×
- 4 final-third passes 0.7×
- 5 recoveries 1.1×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 0.26 xG not converted 2.8×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 25 | 62 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 25 | 61 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 89 | 58 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 65 | 58 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 54 | 57 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 65 | 48 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 25 | 36 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 76 | 29 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 65 | 28 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 36 | 28 |
| William Osula | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rigg ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Melker Ellborg | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 85 | 35 |
| Luke O'Nien | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Lewis Hall, with 3 key passes. Next: Kieran Trippier 2, Nick Woltemade 2.
Lewis Hall created 3 key passes for Newcastle United in the 1–2 defeat against Sunderland. Kieran Trippier and Nick Woltemade followed with 2 each.
Which Sunderland player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Chris Rigg, with 3 key passes. Next: Brian Brobbey 2, Chemsdine Talbi 1.
In Sunderland's away victory, Chris Rigg led playmaking with 3 key passes. Surpassing Brian Brobbey and Chemsdine Talbi, Rigg proved central to the team's chance creation.
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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