Newcastle vs Qarabag
Ref: D. MassaSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 2 of 2Decisive leg
- First leg:
- Qarabag 1 6 Newcastle
- Aggregate:
- Newcastle 9 3 Qarabag
- Advances:
- Newcastle
Match recap
Newcastle beat Qarabag 3–2 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Tonali, Joelinton, and Botman scored for Newcastle; Durán and Cəfərquliyev replied for Qarabag. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.66 for Newcastle versus 1.30 for Qarabag. Newcastle sit 12th in the UEFA Champions League table while Qarabag are 22nd.
First Half
⚽
Tonali
Assist: Osula
⚽
Joelinton
Assist: Barnes
Second Half
51'
⚽
Durán
Assist: Joni Montiel
⚽
Botman
Assist: Trippier
⇄
Trippier
⇄
Botman
⇄
Joelinton
57'
⚽
Cəfərquliyev
Assist: Janković
62'
⇄
Joni Montiel
69'
⇄
Durán
⇄
Osula
79'
⇄
Janković
79'
⇄
Unknown
79'
⇄
Cəfərquliyev
80'
Pedro Bicalho
Yellow Card
⇄
Murphy
| # | 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 |
| 21 |  Monaco | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 10 |
| 22 |  Qarabag | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NewcastleQarabag
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.66VS1.30
Attack4 · 1 won
19
Shots
13
8
Shots on target
6
14
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
5
9
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
604
Total passes
327
538
Accurate passes
260
89%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
4
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
7
Blocked shots
2
0.81
Goals prevented
0.81
Newcastle
4-3-3
Qarabag
3-4-2-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2K. TrippierD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 11H. BarnesF
- 18W. OsulaF
- 23J. MurphyF
- 27N. WoltemadeM
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 33D. BurnD
- 37A. MurphyD
Substitutes
- 1N. PopeG
- 3L. HallD
- 9Y. WissaF
- 10A. GordonF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 26J. RuddyG
- 28J. WillockM
- 58Aidan HarrisG
- 61L. ShaharD
- 62S. NeaveF
Qarabag
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2Matheus SilvaD
- 8M. JankovićM
- 9Joni MontielF
- 17C. DuránF
- 18Dani BoltM
- 35Pedro BicalhoM
- 44E. CəfərquliyevM
- 55B. HüseynovD
- 81K. MedinaD
- 99M. KochalskiG
Substitutes
- 11E. AddaiF
- 15Leandro AndradeM
- 20KadyM
- 21O. KashchukM
- 22M. QurbanlıF
- 27T. BayramovD
- 30A. HüseynovD
- 89A. RamazanovG
- 97F. BuntićG
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Jacob Murphy | F | 87 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Sven Botman | D | 54 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Joelinton | M | 54 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Trippier(C) | D | 54 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nick Woltemade | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Osula | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Leo Shahar | D | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| John Ruddy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan Harris | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Pope | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Neave | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 36 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3/3 |
| Lewis Hall | D | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Willock | M | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Yoane Wissa | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Qarabag
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Jafarguliyev | M | 79 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Camilo Durán | F | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin Medina | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Mateusz Kochalski | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdellah Zoubir | F | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Pedro Bicalho | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bədavi Hüseynov(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dani Bolt | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Joni Montiel | F | 62 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Matheus Silva | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marko Janković | M | 79 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hikmat Cabrayilzada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Ramazanov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Andrade | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabijan Buntić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbas Hüseynov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toral Bayramov | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musa Qurbanlı | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kady Borges | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Oleksiy Kashchuk | M | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Emmanuel Addai | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |