Newcastle vs Athletic Club
Ref: I. KruzliakSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Newcastle beat Athletic Club 2–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Burn and Joelinton scored for Newcastle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Newcastle versus 0.58 for Athletic Club. Newcastle sit 12th in the UEFA Champions League table while Athletic Club are 29th.
First Half
⚽
Burn
Assist: Trippier
⇄
Gordon
Second Half
⚽
Joelinton
Assist: Barnes
57'
Paredes
Yellow Card
⇄
Guimarães
⇄
Barnes
⇄
Burn
69'
Areso
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Jauregizar
70'
⇄
Robert Navarro
78'
⇄
Areso
78'
⇄
Gómez
81'
⇄
Rego
⇄
Woltemade
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 11 |  Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 14 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 14 |
| 13 |  Juventus | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| 28 |  PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NewcastleAthletic Club
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS0.58
Attack0 · 5 won
8
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
516
Total passes
358
419
Accurate passes
264
81%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
-1.09
Goals prevented
-1.09
Newcastle
4-3-3
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
Substitutes
- 3L. HallD
- 5F. SchärD
- 17E. KrafthD
- 18W. Osula
- 20A. ElangaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 28J. WillockM
- 31Max ThompsonG
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 67L. MileyM
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 3Dani VivianD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 7Álex BerenguerM
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20Unai GómezF
- 23Robert NavarroM
- 30Alejandro RegoM
Substitutes
- 2GorosabelD
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 15LekueD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 26Mikel SantosG
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 31A. HierroF
- 35Ibon SánchezM
- 38A. Izagirre Cestona
- 44S. SanchezM
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 65 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joelinton | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sven Botman | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 66 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 66 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 41 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Willock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Schär | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Krafth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Thompson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | M | 49 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Miley | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Hall | D | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vivian | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jesús Areso | D | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robert Navarro | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Álex Berenguer | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/9 |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adama Boiro | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Unai Gómez | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Unai Simón(C) | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Íñigo Lekue | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aymeric Laporte | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ander Izagirre | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Santos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibon Sánchez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Serrano | F | 21 | 7.0 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Selton Sanchez | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Asier Hierro | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |