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 69, thanks above all to 3 key passes and 4 final-third passes. Rigg produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Sven Botman, with 73.
Chris Rigg
Sunderland · 90'
Produced 1.05× and cost 0.43× 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 4.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Botman | Defender | 54 | 73 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 25 | 66 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 89 | 64 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 65 | 64 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 25 | 61 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 65 | 51 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 25 | 40 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 76 | 33 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 36 | 30 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 65 | 27 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rigg ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 69 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 85 | 43 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Luke O'Nien | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Melker Ellborg | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 1 | 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.