§ 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 75, 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.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was Andrey Santos, with 74.

75
Player of the match

James Ward-Prowse

West Ham United · 90'

Produced 1.31× and cost 0.16× 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×
  • 1 duel lost 0.2×

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 75
Nayef Aguerd Defender 90 60
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender 90 59
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder 90 56
Callum Wilson Forward 44 46
Jarrod Bowen Forward 90 45
Niclas Füllkrug Forward 46 43
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender 20 38
Tomáš Souček Midfielder 70 35
Maximilian Kilman Defender 90 32
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender 90 31
Freddie Potts Midfielder 44 23
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper 90 22
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender 46 20
Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
Andrey Santos Midfielder 28 74
Trevoh Chalobah Defender 69 71
Reece James Defender 21 70
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder 90 66
João Pedro Forward 90 62
Estêvão Forward 77 60
Pedro Neto Forward 90 59
Marc Cucurella Defender 69 57
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender 90 50
Enzo Fernández Midfielder 90 43
Liam Delap Forward 62 43
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper 90 36
Malo Gusto Defender 69 36
Wesley Fofana Defender 21 34
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, 75
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.