UEFA Champions League · Tue, 24 Feb 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Qarabag — 3 - 2
St James' Park · Referee: D. Massa
Match report
Newcastle beat Qarabag 3-2
Qarabag were beaten 3-2 by Newcastle at St James' Park on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 32. S. Tonali (4'), Joelinton (6') and S. Botman (52') scored for Newcastle, while C. Duran (51') and E. Cafarquliyev (57') found the net for Qarabag. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 65% of the ball and 19 shots (8 on target) against Qarabag’s 13 (6 on target). Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.7.
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Form, table and head-to-head
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Wed, 18 Feb 2026, Qarabag 1-6 Newcastle
Match events
- 4'goalS. TonaliAssist: W. Osula
- 6'goalJoelintonAssist: H. Barnes
- 51'goalC. DuranAssist: J. Montiel
- 52'goalS. BotmanAssist: K. Trippier
- 53'substitutionK. TrippierOff: L. Hall
- 53'substitutionS. BotmanOff: J. Willock
- 54'substitutionJoelintonOff: A. Gordon
- 57'goalE. CafarquliyevAssist: M. Jankovic
- 62'substitutionJ. MontielOff: Kady Borges
- 69'substitutionC. DuranOff: O. Kashchuk
- 73'substitutionW. OsulaOff: Y. Wissa
- 79'substitutionA. ZoubirOff: E. Addai
- 79'substitutionM. JankovicOff: M. Qurbanly
- 79'substitutionE. CafarquliyevOff: T. Bayramov
- 80'yellow cardPedro BicalhoYellow Card
- 87'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: L. Shahar
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 33D. BurnD
- 37A. MurphyD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 27N. WoltemadeM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 18W. OsulaF
- 11H. BarnesF
Substitutes
Qarabag
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Qurban Qurbanov
Starting XI
- 99M. KochalskiG
- 2Matheus SilvaD
- 55B. HuseynovD
- 81K. MedinaD
- 18Dani BoltM
- 35Pedro BicalhoM
- 8M. JankovicM
- 44E. CafarquliyevM
- 9J. MontielF
- 10A. Zoubir
- 17C. DuranF
Substitutes
- 89A. RamazanovG
- 97F. BunticG
- 11E. AddaiF
- 15Leandro AndradeM
- 20Kady BorgesM
- 21O. KashchukM
- 22M. QurbanlyF
- 27T. BayramovD
- 30A. HuseynovD
- 32H. Cabrayilzada
Match statistics
- 65%Possession35%
- 2.66Expected goals (xG)1.30
- 19Total shots13
- 8Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target5
- 7Blocked shots2
- 14Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box5
- 9Corners6
- 0Offsides2
- 10Fouls4
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves5
- 604Passes327
- 538Accurate passes260
- 89%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.81Goals prevented0.81
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 54 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 4Sven BotmanD | 54 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 54 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 8Sandro TonaliMTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 27Nick WoltemadeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 18William OsulaF | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyF | 87 | 7.7 | ||
| 1Nick PopeG | – | – | ||
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 58Aidan HarrisG | – | – | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 36 | 6.5 | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | 3 | – | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 36 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 36 | 7.7 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | – | – | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |
Qarabag
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Mateusz KochalskiG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Matheus SilvaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 55Bədavi HüseynovD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 81Kevin MedinaD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 8Marko JankovićM | 79 | 5.9 | ||
| 18Dani BoltM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Pedro BicalhoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Elvin JafarguliyevM | 79 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 9Joni MontielF | 62 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 10Abdellah ZoubirF | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Camilo DuránF | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 89Amin RamazanovG | – | – | ||
| 97Fabijan BuntićG | – | – | ||
| 27Toral BayramovD | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Abbas HüseynovD | – | – | ||
| 32Hikmat CabrayilzadaD | – | – | ||
| 15Leandro AndradeM | – | – | ||
| 20Kady BorgesM | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Oleksiy KashchukM | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Emmanuel AddaiF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Musa QurbanlıF | 11 | 6.7 |