UEFA Champions League · Wed, 5 Nov 2025 ·
Newcastle vs Athletic Club — 2 - 0
St. James' Park · Referee: I. Kruzliak
Match report
Newcastle beat Athletic Club 2-0
Athletic Club were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle at St. James' Park on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 4. D. Burn (11') and Joelinton (49') scored for Newcastle. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 59% of the ball and 8 shots (4 on target) against Athletic Club’s 12 (5 on target). Nick Pope (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.5.
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Match events
- 11'goalD. BurnAssist: K. Trippier
- 41'substitutionA. GordonOff: J. Murphy
- 49'goalJoelintonAssist: H. Barnes
- 57'yellow cardAitor ParedesYellow Card
- 65'substitutionD. BurnOff: L. Hall
- 65'substitutionH. BarnesOff: A. Elanga
- 65'substitutionBruno GuimaraesOff: L. Miley
- 69'yellow cardJesús AresoYellow Card
- 70'substitutionR. NavarroOff: N. Serrano
- 70'substitutionM. JauregizarOff: S. Sanchez
- 78'substitutionJ. AresoOff: A. Gorosabel
- 78'substitutionU. GomezOff: A. Hierro
- 81'substitutionA. RegoOff: I. Ruiz de Galarreta
- 83'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: J. Ramsey
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 7JoelintonM
- 11H. BarnesF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 31M. ThompsonG
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 3L. HallD
- 5F. ScharD
- 17E. KrafthD
- 18W. Osula
- 20A. ElangaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 28J. WillockM
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 67L. MileyM
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 12J. AresoD
- 3D. VivianD
- 4A. ParedesD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 30A. RegoM
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 23R. NavarroM
- 6M. VesgaM
- 7A. BerenguerM
- 20U. GomezF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- 1.20Expected goals (xG)0.58
- 8Total shots12
- 4Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target4
- 2Blocked shots3
- 7Shots inside the box7
- 1Shots outside the box5
- 2Corners5
- 3Offsides0
- 11Fouls13
- 0Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves2
- 516Passes358
- 419Accurate passes264
- 81%Pass accuracy74%
- -1.09Goals prevented-1.09
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeGTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 4Sven BotmanD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 65 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 7JoelintonM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 66 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 41 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 66 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 83 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Max ThompsonG | – | – | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | – | – | ||
| 17Emil KrafthD | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 49 | 7.2 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | – | – | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyM | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 24 | 6.2 |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 3Daniel VivianD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 69 | 5.9 | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Alejandro RegoM | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Unai GómezF | 78 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Mikel SantosG | – | – | ||
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | – | – | ||
| 15Íñigo LekueD | – | – | ||
| 38Ander IzagirreD | – | – | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 35Ibon SánchezM | – | – | ||
| 44Selton SanchezM | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | 21 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Asier HierroF | 12 | 6.3 |