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Christopher Nkunku

Forward

Small sample. Only 416 minutes this season, so the rates below swing heavily on a handful of moments. Read them as description, not as form.

Non-penalty xG per 90
0.523 non-penalty goals from 16 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.050 assists, 3 key passes
Finishing
+0.70goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.591% of Chelsea’s build-up value

Christopher Nkunku has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 11.4m on average. They carry 2% of Chelsea’s attacking involvement, the 11th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.65
Non-penalty goals
0.65
xG
0.52
Non-penalty xG
0.52
Shots
3.46
npxG per shot
0.15
Shot distance
11.4m
Set-piece share
4%
Goals against xG
+0.6

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.05
Key passes
0.65
npxG + xA
0.57
xG chain
1.05
xG build-up
0.59
Assists against xA
-0.2

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Defending

per 90

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Ranked against 107 forwards with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

vs Tottenham

Sat 24 Oct, 16:30 UTC

Tottenham concede 12.9 shots a match and are 0.95× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
3.26

3.46 per 90 × 0.94

Projected on target
1.39

1.51 per 90 × 0.92

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

11 appearances
  • Over 0.59 of 1182%± 12
  • Over 1.55 of 1145%± 15
  • Over 2.51 of 119%± 9
  • Over 3.51 of 119%± 9

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 2 of 11.

Shooting profile

16 shots

Where they shoot

16 shots
6% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 2 shots19% of shots, 3 shots19% of shots, 3 shots19% of shots, 3 shots6% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 1 shot6%13%19%19%19%6%6%6%6%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Christopher Nkunku, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
17%
Centre
78%
right
5%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.151
Shots per 90
3.46
Key passes per 90
0.65
Average shot distance
11.4m
From set pieces
4%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
25%
Through balls
3%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
47%

Club role

Chelsea

What they are for

  • When it mattered2 of 3 goals came with the game level or Chelsea behind.
  • On the pitch12% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Christopher Nkunku’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Raheem Sterling0.6 xG1 shot, 1g
  2. Malo Gusto0.4 xG1 shot, 1g
  3. Conor Gallagher0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
  4. Nicolas Jackson0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Carney Chukwuemeka0.1 xG1 shot, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Cole Palmer0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Mykhailo Mudryk0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Christopher Nkunku carries 1.5% of Chelsea’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.590
    99% of forwards
  • Possession value per 901.047
    93% of forwards

Thin sample. Only 416 minutes, so this describes a cameo. 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 rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

11 appearances, oldest first
1g

at Wolves4 shots
2 on target

v Palace1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Liverpool1 shot
1 on target

v Wolves2 shots
1 on target

at Palace1 shot
0 on target

at Man City2 shots
1 on target

at Forest1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Brighton2 shots
1 on target

v Bournemouth2 shots
1 on target

2 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 2 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against. 416 minutes leaves every tie here broken.