§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 16

Sunderland 1–0 Newcastle United

  • Woltemade 46' (o.g.)

14 December 2025

The match in data

A 1–0 win for Sunderland against Newcastle United on 14 December 2025, on matchday 16 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland), rated 69, thanks above all to 7 recoveries and 6 final-third passes. Mandava produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Jacob Murphy, with 72.

69
Player of the match

Reinildo Mandava

Sunderland · 90'

Produced 1.08× and cost 0.33× their position's average

Added
  • 7 recoveries 1.9×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.1×
  • 6 duels won 1.3×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Sunderland
PlayerPositionMinRating
Reinildo Mandava ★ Defender 90 69
Dan Ballard Defender 90 67
Granit Xhaka Midfielder 90 64
Chemsdine Talbi Forward 83 62
Bertrand Traoré Forward 70 62
Noah Sadiki Midfielder 90 61
Brian Brobbey Forward 70 53
Trai Hume Defender 20 42
Wilson Isidor Forward 20 37
Omar Alderete Defender 90 36
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder 90 33
Nordi Mukiele Defender 90 33
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Romaine Mundle Forward 7 no rating
Newcastle United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jacob Murphy Forward 31 72
Joe Willock Midfielder 31 68
Harvey Barnes Forward 31 61
Sandro Tonali Midfielder 59 60
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder 90 59
Malick Thiaw Defender 90 57
Fabian Schär Defender 48 57
Dan Burn Defender 42 57
Anthony Gordon Forward 59 55
Lewis Miley Midfielder 90 49
Lewis Hall Defender 90 43
Anthony Elanga Forward 59 38
Nick Woltemade Forward 75 32
Tino Livramento Defender 90 30
Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Yoane Wissa Forward 15 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.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.