Chelsea · 2024/25
Christopher Nkunku
Christopher Nkunku ranks 16th of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 12.6m on average, with 40% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 6% of Chelsea’s attacking output, the 6th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Brighton
Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 UTC
Brighton concede 11.3 shots a match and are 1.00× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.
- Projected shots
- 2.39
- Projected on target
- 0.99
2.56 per 90 × 0.93
1.13 per 90 × 0.87
Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.
Shots
27 appearances- Over 0.559%± 9
- Over 1.515%± 7
- Over 2.511%± 6
- Over 3.57%± 5
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 11 of 27 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
27 appearances- Over 0.533%± 9
- Over 1.57%± 5
- Over 2.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 11 of 27 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Where the shots come from
Where they shoot
25 shotsChristopher Nkunku, 2024/25 · 25 shots in the final 35m, 3 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 30%
- Centre
- 59%
- right
- 10%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.201
- Shots per 90
- 2.56
- Key passes per 90
- 1.44
- Average shot distance
- 12.6m
- From set pieces
- 40%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 28%
- Through balls
- 0%
- Own dribble
- 26%
- Headed
- 48%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- When it mattered3 of 3 goals came with the game level or Chelsea behind.
- On the pitch26% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Feeds Cole Palmer6 shots, 1.37 xG
- Fed by Enzo Fernández7 shots, 0.81 xG
- Fed by Mykhailo Mudryk1 shot, 0.67 xG
- Fed by Levi Colwill1 shot, 0.59 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through Christopher Nkunku. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.
Who they play with
Chances received
who supplies them- Enzo Fernández0.8 xG7 shots · 0g
- Mykhailo Mudryk0.7 xG1 shot · 0g
- Levi Colwill0.6 xG1 shot · 0g
- Jadon Sancho0.5 xG1 shot · 1g
- Cole Palmer0.5 xG3 shots · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- Cole Palmer1.4 xG6 shots · 1g
- Pedro Neto0.3 xG3 shots · 1g
- Enzo Fernández0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
- João Félix0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
- Nicolas Jackson0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesChristopher Nkunku carries 1.5% of Chelsea’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.20049% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.69469% of forwards
Ranked against 104 forwards with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.
Match log
most recent first- 1 shot0 OTat Brentford
- 1 shot0 OTat Arsenal
- 3 shots2 OTvs Leicester
- 4 shots2 OTvs Southampton1g
- 1 shot1 OTat Aston Villa
- 1 shot1 OTat Ipswich
- 1 shot1 OTvs Fulham
- 4 shots1 OTat Southampton1g
- 1 shot0 OTvs Aston Villa
- 1 shot0 OTat Leicester
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 11 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.