UEFA Champions League · Wed, 18 Feb 2026 ·
Qarabag vs Newcastle — 1 - 6
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium · Referee: E. Eskas
Match report
Newcastle beat Qarabag 6-1 as A. Gordon hits a hat-trick
Newcastle beat Qarabag 6-1 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 32 on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium. E. Cafarquliyev (54') scored for Qarabag, while A. Gordon (3', 32' pen, 33', 45' pen), M. Thiaw (8') and J. Murphy (72') found the net for Newcastle. It was 0-5 at half-time.
Qarabag had 42% of the ball and 8 shots (2 on target) against Newcastle’s 22 (14 on target). Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 10.0.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 3'goalA. GordonAssist: D. Burn
- 8'goalM. ThiawAssist: K. Trippier
- 22'substitutionB. MustafazadaOff: Dani Bolt
- 30'VAR decisionHarvey BarnesPenalty confirmed
- 32'penaltyA. GordonPenalty
- 33'goalA. GordonNormal Goal
- 45'penaltyA. GordonPenalty
- 46'substitutionLeandro AndradeOff: B. Huseynov
- 54'goalE. CafarquliyevAssist: A. Zoubir
- 56'VAR decisionElvin JafarguliyevGoal confirmed
- 68'substitutionA. GordonOff: W. Osula
- 68'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 68'substitutionJ. WillockOff: J. Ramsey
- 72'goalJ. MurphyNormal Goal
- 76'yellow cardMalick ThiawYellow Card
- 77'substitutionK. TrippierOff: Joelinton
- 85'substitutionA. ZoubirOff: E. Addai
- 85'substitutionJ. MontielOff: Kady Borges
- 87'substitutionH. BarnesOff: S. Neave
- 88'substitutionC. DuranOff: M. Qurbanly
Lineups
Qarabag
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Qurban Qurbanov
Starting XI
- 99M. KochalskiG
- 2Matheus SilvaD
- 13B. MustafazadaD
- 81K. MedinaD
- 44E. CafarquliyevD
- 35Pedro BicalhoM
- 8M. JankovicM
- 15Leandro AndradeM
- 9J. MontielM
- 10A. Zoubir
- 17C. DuranF
Substitutes
- 89A. RamazanovG
- 97F. BunticG
- 3S. MmaeeD
- 11E. AddaiF
- 18Dani BoltD
- 20Kady BorgesM
- 21O. KashchukM
- 22M. QurbanlyF
- 27T. BayramovD
- 30A. HuseynovD
- 32H. Cabrayilzada
- 55B. HuseynovD
Newcastle
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 28J. WillockM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 20A. ElangaM
- 27N. WoltemadeM
- 11H. BarnesM
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 0.46Expected goals (xG)5.69
- 8Total shots22
- 2Shots on target14
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots5
- 4Shots inside the box18
- 4Shots outside the box4
- 8Corners6
- 0Offsides1
- 10Fouls10
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 8Goalkeeper saves1
- 349Passes485
- 293Accurate passes432
- 84%Pass accuracy89%
- -0.88Goals prevented-0.88
Player statistics
Qarabag
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Mateusz KochalskiG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Matheus SilvaD | 90 | 4.9 | ||
| 13Bahlul MustafazadaD | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 44Elvin JafarguliyevD | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 81Kevin MedinaD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 8Marko JankovićM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Joni MontielM | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Abdellah ZoubirM | 85 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 15Leandro AndradeM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 35Pedro BicalhoM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 17Camilo DuránF | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 89Amin RamazanovG | – | – | ||
| 97Fabijan BuntićG | – | – | ||
| 3Samy MmaeeD | – | – | ||
| 18Dani BoltD | 68 | 5.9 | ||
| 27Toral BayramovD | – | – | ||
| 30Abbas HüseynovD | – | – | ||
| 32Hikmat CabrayilzadaD | – | – | ||
| 55Bədavi HüseynovD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Kady BorgesM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Oleksiy KashchukM | – | – | ||
| 11Emmanuel AddaiF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Musa QurbanlıF | 2 | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 77 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 87 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 20Anthony ElangaM | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 68 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonFTop rated | 68 | 10.0 | 4 | |
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 58Aidan HarrisG | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 22 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 22 | 6.6 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | 3 | – |