§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Mukiele 16'
  • Krejci 90+2' (o.g.)

18 October 2025

The match in data

Sunderland beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 on 18 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers), rated 69, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 10 duels won. Bueno produced 1.5 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Chemsdine Talbi, with 65.

69
Player of the match

Santiago Bueno

Wolverhampton Wanderers · 90'

Produced 1.50× and cost 0.51× their position's average

Added
  • 8 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 10 duels won 2.1×
  • 4 tackles 2.3×
Took away
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
  • 3 duels lost 0.8×

Match ratings

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

Sunderland
PlayerPositionMinRating
Chemsdine Talbi Forward 27 65
Granit Xhaka Midfielder 90 62
Nordi Mukiele Defender 90 57
Bertrand Traoré Forward 63 54
Dan Ballard Defender 90 43
Noah Sadiki Midfielder 90 41
Chris Rigg Midfielder 76 36
Trai Hume Defender 90 35
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder 90 34
Omar Alderete Defender 90 32
Wilson Isidor Forward 76 31
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Eliezer Mayenda Forward 14 no rating
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender 14 no rating
Dan Neil Midfielder 1 no rating
Wolverhampton Wanderers
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ladislav Krejci Defender 90 69
Santiago Bueno ★ Defender 90 69
Matt Doherty Defender 67 62
Jhon Arias Forward 77 58
Ki-Jana Hoever Defender 23 57
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward 90 47
João Gomes Midfielder 76 45
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder 90 41
André Midfielder 90 37
Hugo Bueno Defender 90 29
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder 76 26
Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Fer López Midfielder 14 no rating
Tolu Arokodare Forward 14 no rating
Jackson Tchatchoua Defender 13 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.