Newcastle vs Benfica
Ref: S. MarciniakSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Newcastle beat Benfica 3–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Gordon, Barnes, and Barnes scored for Newcastle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.63 for Newcastle versus 0.33 for Benfica. Newcastle sit 12th in the UEFA Champions League table while Benfica are 24th.
First Half
Thiaw
Yellow Card
⚽
Gordon
Assist: Murphy
45'
Lukebakio
Yellow Card
Second Half
63'
⇄
Dedić
⇄
Ramsey
⇄
Murphy
⚽
Barnes
Assist: Pope
⚽
Barnes
Assist: Gordon
⇄
Woltemade
⇄
Gordon
⇄
Guimarães
| # | 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 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NewcastleBenfica
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.63VS0.33
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
7
10
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
2
6
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
3
12
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
417
Total passes
388
352
Accurate passes
315
84%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
5
Blocked shots
2
0.16
Goals prevented
0.16
Newcastle
4-3-3
Benfica
4-4-1-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 10A. GordonF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 23J. MurphyF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 67L. MileyM
Substitutes
- 5F. SchärD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 11H. BarnesM
- 17E. KrafthD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 28J. WillockM
- 31Max ThompsonG
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 37A. MurphyD
Benfica
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesM
- 10H. SudakovF
- 11D. LukebakioM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17A. DedićD
- 20R. RiosM
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 26S. DahlD
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 66J. WynderD
- 68João VelosoM
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
- 86Diogo Ferreira PriosteM
- 90Ivan LimaF
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | F | 85 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Sven Botman | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Murphy | F | 63 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Miley | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Willock | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fabian Schär | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Krafth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Thompson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Barnes | M | 27 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joelinton | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| William Osula | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Samuel Dahl | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Prioste | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Araújo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Lima | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Wynder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |