Sunderland 1–0 Fulham
- Isidor 75'
30 August 2026
The match in data
Sunderland got the better of Fulham, 1–0, on 30 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), rated 79, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 2 big chances created. Xhaka produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Fulham, the highest-rated player was Calvin Bassey, with 73.
Granit Xhaka
Sunderland · 90'
Produced 1.94× and cost 0.41× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.5×
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 4 key passes 3.6×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 1 failed dribble 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 79 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 26 | 63 |
| Thomas Meunier | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Nilson Angulo | Midfielder | 65 | 49 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 64 | 46 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Chris Rigg | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Romaine Mundle | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Bassey | Defender | 90 | 73 |
| Ryan Sessegnon | Defender | 22 | 65 |
| Alex Iwobi | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Shea Charles | Midfielder | 22 | 59 |
| Joachim Andersen | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| César Palacios | Midfielder | 77 | 55 |
| Sander Berge | Midfielder | 83 | 54 |
| Oscar Bobb | Forward | 68 | 47 |
| Timothy Castagne | Defender | 68 | 39 |
| Antonee Robinson | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Gonzalo García | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Josh King | Midfielder | 90 | 31 |
| Bernd Leno | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Emile Smith Rowe | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Kevin | Forward | 7 | 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.