§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 2

West Ham United 1–5 Chelsea

  • Paquetá 6'
  • Pedro 15'
  • Neto 23'
  • Fernández 34'
  • Caicedo 54'
  • Chalobah 58'

22 August 2025

The match in data

Chelsea got the better of West Ham United, 5–1, on 22 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Chelsea came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 6'.

Player of the match: James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United), rated 72, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 4 key passes. Ward-Prowse produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was Andrey Santos, with 75.

72
Player of the match

James Ward-Prowse

West Ham United · 90'

Produced 1.32× and cost 0.25× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 4 key passes 3.6×
  • 4 final-third passes 0.7×
Took away
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.4×
  • 0.07 xG not converted 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

West Ham United
PlayerPositionMinRating
James Ward-Prowse ★ Midfielder 90 72
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender 90 58
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder 90 55
Nayef Aguerd Defender 90 53
Jarrod Bowen Forward 90 47
Niclas Füllkrug Forward 46 45
Callum Wilson Forward 44 45
Tomáš Souček Midfielder 70 35
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender 20 34
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender 90 30
Maximilian Kilman Defender 90 27
Freddie Potts Midfielder 44 23
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper 90 21
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender 46 20
Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
Andrey Santos Midfielder 28 75
Trevoh Chalobah Defender 69 71
Reece James Defender 21 70
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder 90 66
João Pedro Forward 90 62
Pedro Neto Forward 90 60
Estêvão Forward 77 59
Marc Cucurella Defender 69 57
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender 90 49
Liam Delap Forward 62 45
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 90 42
Malo Gusto Defender 69 35
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 34
Wesley Fofana Defender 21 33
Jorrel Hato Defender 21 20
Jamie Gittens Forward 13 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which West Ham United player made the most tackles?

Lucas Paquetá, with 5 tackles. Next: James Ward-Prowse 2, Nayef Aguerd 1.

In a tough 1–5 home loss, Lucas Paquetá stood out defensively for West Ham United with 5 tackles. James Ward-Prowse added 2, while Nayef Aguerd registered just 1.

Which Chelsea player won the most aerial duels?

João Pedro, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Tosin Adarabioyo 2, Liam Delap 2.

Chelsea dominated their 1–5 away win, including in the air where João Pedro won 6 aerial duels. That tripled the tallies of Tosin Adarabioyo and Liam Delap, who had 2 each.

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.

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West Ham United 1–5 Chelsea, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: James Ward-Prowse, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.