The Player Ratings Thread 2025/26

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Ratings for the New Year's Eve/Day fixtures -

Premier League
Burnley 1-3 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub
Forest 0-2 Everton - O'Brien 7.7, Travers an unused sub
United 1-1 Wolves - Doherty 6.9
Brentford 0-0 Spurs - Kelleher 7.1, Collins 8.0 (man of the match, and a goalline clearance)

Championship
Coventry 0-2 Ipswich - O'Shea 7.4, Taylor 6.6, McAteer and unused sub
Boro 0-1 Hull - Gilbert 6.2, Browne 6.0 (both hooked before the hour), Egan 7.7, McCarthy 7.0 (came on after 5 minutes), Ashbee an unused sub
Millwall 2-1 Bristol City - Emakhu 6.0 (hooked before the hour), McNamara 6.3 (last 35 only), O'Leary 5.8, Knight 6.7, Armstrong 6.5
Norwich 0-1 Watford - Springett 6.5, Abankwah 6.4 (last 25 only)
Birmingham 1-1 Southampton - Cashin 7.2, Bazunu 6.5, Manning 6.4, Azaz 6.4
Wrexham 2-1 Preston - Keane 6.1 (last 15 only)
WBA 2-1 QPR - Johnston 6.9 (and an assist), Molumby 6.0 (last 15 only), Dunne 6.4
Stoke 1-2 Sheffield United - Lawal 6.4, Cannon 7.2 (and scored), McGuinness 6.0 (last 5 only)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Blackburn - Otegbayo 6.9, McLoughlin 7.2
Portsmouth 2-1 Charlton - Shaughnessy 8.2 (last 25 only, but scored and was given man of the match), Umeh 6.0 (injury time only), Coventry 6.5

SPL
Motherwell 2-0 Celtic - Scales 6.3, Kenny an unused sub
Rangers 2-1 St Mirren - Phillips 6.4, Idowu 5.7, Sobowale an unused sub
Livi 1-3 Dundee United - Ferry 7.8
Hibs 2-0 Aberdeen - O'Hora 8.4, McGrath 8.5 (and man of the match)
Dundee 2-1 Killie - O'Hara an unused sub, Brown 6.0

Other
Roma 3-1 Genoa - Ferguson 8.0 (one goal and one assist)
The rest still on the winter break


So very good games (8.3+) for O'Hora, McGrath
Good games (7.3-8.2) for O'Brien, Collins, O'Shea, Egan, Ferry
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Gilbert, Browne, Emakhu, O'Leary, Idowu, Brown
And very poor games (<5.3) for no-one

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This then for the 3rd/4th Jan -

Premier League
Wolves 3-0 West Ham - Doherty an unused sub
Everton 2-4 Brentford - O'Brien 6.6, Travers an unused sub, Kelleher 6.8, Collins 8.3 (a goal and an assist)
Newcastle 2-0 Palace - Murphy an unused sub

Championship
Leicester 2-1 WBA - Molumby 6.3, Johnston 7.2
Birmingham 3-2 Coventry - Cashin 6.2 (last 25 only)
QPR 3-0 Wednesday - Dunne 6.9, Otegbayo 6.8
Boro 4-0 Southampton - Gilbert 6.2 (last 10 only), Browne 7.6 (came on after 5 minutes, and scored), Bazunu 4.6 (at fault for the last goal), Manning 6.0 (at fault for the third), Azaz 7.0
Millwall 2-1 Swansea - Emakhu 6.2 (last 15 only)
Norwich 0-2 Stoke - Springett an unused sub, Lawal 7.2, Bonham and Kelly unused subs
Blackburn 2-2 Charlton - McLoughlin 7.3, Coventry 6.3
Bristol City 0-2 Preston - O'Leary 6.1, Knight 6.2, Armstrong 5.7, Keane an unused sub

SPL
Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren - Phillips 6.2, Idowu 5.9 (last 25 only), Sobowale an unused sub
Celtic 1-3 Rangers - Kenny 6.6, Scales 6.3 (last 5 minutes only)
Dundee United 0-1 Dundee - Ferry 6.8. O'Hara an unused sub
Killie 1-3 Hibs - O'Hora 8.0, McGrath 8.5 (scored a penalty, and man of the match for the third game in a row)

Other
Lecce 0-2 Roma - Ndaba an unused sub, Ferguson 7.6 (and scored)
Rondela 3-1 Arouca - Hodge 6.8
No sign of Omobamidele or Jauny in the French league games. Holland, Turkey and Germany not yet back from the mid-season break


So very good games (8.3+) for Collins, McGrath
Good games (7.3-8.2) for McLoughlin, O'Hora, Ferguson
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for O'Leary, Knight, Armstrong, Phillips
And very poor games (<5.3) for Bazunu