Qarabag vs Newcastle
Ref: E. EskasTofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu, Baku · 31,850 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 1 of 2
- Aggregate:
- Newcastle 9 3 Qarabag
- Advances:
- Newcastle
Match recap
Newcastle beat Qarabag 6–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Cəfərquliyev scored for Qarabag; Gordon, Thiaw, Gordon, Gordon, Gordon, and Murphy replied for Newcastle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.46 for Qarabag versus 5.69 for Newcastle. Qarabag sit 22nd in the UEFA Champions League table while Newcastle are 12th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Gordon
Assist: Burn
8'
⚽
Thiaw
Assist: Trippier
⇄
Mustafazadə
30'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
32'
⚽
Gordon
Penalty
33'
⚽
Gordon
45'
⚽
Gordon
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Andrade
⚽
Cəfərquliyev
VAR
Goal confirmed
68'
⇄
Elanga
68'
⇄
Gordon
68'
⇄
Willock
72'
⚽
Murphy
76'
Thiaw
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Trippier
⇄
Joni Montiel
⇄
Unknown
87'
⇄
Barnes
⇄
Durán
| # | 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
QarabagNewcastle
4Won
Statistical edge
4–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.46VS5.69
Attack1 · 3 won
8
Shots
22
2
Shots on target
14
4
Shots in the box
18
4
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
349
Total passes
485
293
Accurate passes
432
84%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
5
-0.88
Goals prevented
-0.88
Qarabag
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-2-3-1
Qarabag
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Matheus SilvaD
- 8M. JankovićM
- 9Joni MontielM
- 13B. MustafazadəD
- 15Leandro AndradeM
- 17C. DuránF
- 35Pedro BicalhoM
- 44E. CəfərquliyevD
- 81K. MedinaD
- 99M. KochalskiG
Substitutes
- 3S. MmaeeD
- 11E. AddaiF
- 18Dani BoltD
- 20KadyM
- 21O. KashchukM
- 22M. QurbanlıF
- 27T. BayramovD
- 30A. HüseynovD
- 55B. HüseynovD
- 89A. RamazanovG
- 97F. BuntićG
Newcastle
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 3L. HallD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesM
- 12M. ThiawD
- 20A. ElangaM
- 27N. WoltemadeM
- 28J. WillockM
- 33D. BurnD
Substitutes
- 7JoelintonM
- 18W. OsulaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 26J. RuddyG
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 58Aidan HarrisG
- 61L. ShaharD
- 62S. NeaveF
Qarabag
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateusz Kochalski | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdellah Zoubir(C) | M | 85 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Elvin Jafarguliyev | D | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Camilo Durán | F | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joni Montiel | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Marko Janković | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Leandro Andrade | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bahlul Mustafazada | D | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Bicalho | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kevin Medina | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matheus Silva | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Abbas Hüseynov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oleksiy Kashchuk | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musa Qurbanlı | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabijan Buntić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samy Mmaee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toral Bayramov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hikmat Cabrayilzada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Ramazanov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kady Borges | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Emmanuel Addai | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bədavi Hüseynov | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dani Bolt | D | 68 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | F | 68 | 10.0 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Trippier(C) | D | 77 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joe Willock | M | 68 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Lewis Hall | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/6 |
| Harvey Barnes | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Nick Woltemade | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Anthony Elanga | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| John Ruddy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Shahar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan Harris | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Neave | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | M | 22 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| William Osula | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Joelinton | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |