Small sample. Only 290 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
0.080 non-penalty goals from 8 shots
league 0.14
Expected assists per 90
0.020 assists, 2 key passes
league 0.11
Finishing
-0.22goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.335% of Chelsea’s build-up value
league 0.30
Reece James has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 28.2m on average, with 55% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 3% of Chelsea’s attacking involvement, the 9th largest share in the squad.
Injured. Knee injury - Unknown return date. The rates below describe what he did, not what he is about to do. Club status as of 17 Oct 2026.
Against their position
87 midfielders
Average match rating6.4221st
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.0027th
Non-penalty goals
0.0029th
xG
0.0837th
Non-penalty xG
0.0838th
Shots
2.4882nd
Shots on target
0.6773rd
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.337th
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.0025th
Expected assists
0.025th
Key passes
0.6217th
npxG + xA
0.0913th
xG chain
0.3721st
xG build-up
0.3352nd
Assists against xA
-0.155th
On the ball
per 90
Touches
46.0039th
Passes
34.0046th
Pass completion
89%71st
Take-ons attempted
0.3318th
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.6751st
Defending
per 90
Tackles
0.335th
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.6753rd
Clearances
1.6781st
Aerials won
1.0079th
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.3377th
Discipline
per 90
Fouls committed
1.0051st
Caught offside
0.0063rd
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count
Ranked against 87 midfielders 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
vsTottenham
Sat 24 Oct, 16:30 UTC
Tottenham concede 14.7 shots a match and are 0.94× the league norm against central midfield (9 shots so far). Roughly an average matchup.
Projected shots
2.48
2.48 per 90 × 1.00
Projected on target
1.15
1.24 per 90 × 0.93
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
4 appearances
Over 0.53 of 475%± 22
Over 1.53 of 475%± 22
Over 2.52 of 450%± 25
Over 3.50 of 40%± 0
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 1 of 4.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Reece James, 2026/27, 8 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.
left
36%
Centre
13%
right
51%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.031
Shots per 90
2.48
Key passes per 90
0.62
Average shot distance
28.2m
From set pieces
55%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%
Club role
Chelsea
What they are for
On the pitch54% of available minutes.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Reece James’output.
Chances received
who supplies them
Malo Gusto0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Morgan Rogers0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Wesley Fofana0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Chances created
who they supply
Jorrel Hato0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
João Pedro0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Season record
2026/27
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Reece James carries 4.5%of Chelsea’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.332
42% of midfielders
Possession value per 900.372
13% of midfielders
Thin sample. Only 290 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
4 appearances, oldest first
over 1.5
at Fulham2 shots 1 on target
at Arsenal3 shots 1 on target
v Hull3 shots 2 on target
1 blankno 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 one 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. 290 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
