Sunderland 2–1 Crystal Palace
- Le Fée 33'
- Brobbey 71'
- Pino 30'
17 January 2026
The match in data
Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2–1 on 17 January 2026, on matchday 22 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Sunderland came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 30'.
Player of the match: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), rated 76, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. Brobbey produced 1.6 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Crystal Palace, the highest-rated player was Jefferson Lerma, with 70.
Brian Brobbey
Sunderland · 84'
Produced 1.58× and cost 0.28× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 0.35 xG 1.3×
- 1 shot off target 0.8×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brobbey ★ | Forward | 84 | 76 |
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Romaine Mundle | Midfielder | 88 | 32 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Dennis Cirkin | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Lerma | Midfielder | 90 | 70 |
| Yéremy Pino | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Chris Richards | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Maxence Lacroix | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Brennan Johnson | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Will Hughes | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Justin Devenny | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Adam Wharton | Midfielder | 90 | 31 |
| Dean Henderson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 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.