+0.92goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.466% of Chelsea’s build-up value
league 0.24
Reece James ranks 148th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 24.9m on average, with 68% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 6% 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
142 midfielders
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.0958th
Non-penalty goals
0.0960th
xG
0.0632nd
Non-penalty xG
0.0633rd
Shots
1.0349th
npxG per shot
0.0620th
Shot distance
24.9m4th
Set-piece share
68%94th
Goals against xG
+0.881st
2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.1983rd
Expected assists
0.1977th
Key passes
1.2666th
npxG + xA
0.2462nd
xG chain
0.5479th
xG build-up
0.4692nd
Assists against xA
+0.063rd
On the ball
per 90
6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.
Defending
per 90
Recoveries
4.6485th
Defensive contribution
5.8918th
7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.
Discipline
per 90
Yellow cards
4season count
Red cards
0season count
3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.
Ranked against 142 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. Recoveries and defensive contribution come from the FPL feed and are ranked in its own positions.
This week
Gameweek 8
Next fixture
Gameweek 8
vsTottenham
Sat 24 Oct, 16:30 UTC
Tottenham concede 12.3 shots a match and are 1.06× the league norm against midfielders. Roughly an average matchup.
Projected shots
1.05
1.03 per 90 × 1.02
Projected on target
0.32
0.33 per 90 × 0.98
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
29 appearances
Over 0.512 of 2941%± 9
Over 1.57 of 2924%± 8
Over 2.52 of 297%± 5
Over 3.51 of 293%± 3
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 17 of 29.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Reece James, 2025/26, 22 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.
left
22%
Centre
55%
right
23%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.056
Shots per 90
1.03
Key passes per 90
1.26
Average shot distance
24.9m
From set pieces
68%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
13%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
4%
Headed
0%
Club role
Chelsea
What they are for
Corners and set piecesSupplies 13% of Chelsea’s dead-ball danger, from 13 deliveries that became shots.
On the pitch56% 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
Pedro Neto0.1 xG3 shots, 0g
Malo Gusto0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
Enzo Fernández0.1 xG3 shots, 0g
Alejandro Garnacho0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Cole Palmer0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Chances created
who they supply
Enzo Fernández1.2 xG4 shots, 0g
João Pedro1.1 xG5 shots, 1g
Trevoh Chalobah0.7 xG4 shots, 2g
Estêvão0.5 xG2 shots, 0g
Cole Palmer0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Season record
2025/26
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Reece James carries 6.0%of Chelsea’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.456
92% of midfielders
Possession value per 900.539
79% of midfielders
Ranked against 142 midfielders 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 rather than the chance.
Match by match
Match log
29 appearances, oldest first
over 1.5
v Fulham1 shot 1 on target
at Brentford1 shot 0 on target
v Brighton2 shots 1 on target
1g
at Forest3 shots 2 on target
at Spurs2 shots 0 on target
v Arsenal1 shot 0 on target
v Everton2 shots 1 on target
1g
at Newcastle2 shots 1 on target
v Villa2 shots 0 on target
at Villa1 shot 0 on target
v Newcastle4 shots 0 on target
at Sunderland1 shot 1 on target
17 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 17 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.
