Newcastle 3–2 Qarabag
Newcastle
3–2HT 2–0
Qarabag
Newcastle played Qarabag in the UEFA Champions League on 24 February 2026 at St James' Park. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 4'S. Tonali (assist by W. Osula)
- 6'Joelinton (assist by H. Barnes)
- 51'C. Duran (assist by J. Montiel)
- 52'S. Botman (assist by K. Trippier)
- 57'E. Cafarquliyev (assist by M. Jankovic)
- 80'Pedro Bicalho — Yellow card
Line-ups
Newcastle 4-3-3
- A. Ramsdale
- K. Trippier
- S. Botman
- D. Burn
- A. Murphy
- Joelinton
- S. Tonali
- N. Woltemade
- J. Murphy
- W. Osula
- H. Barnes
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Pope
- J. Ruddy
- A. Harris
- L. Hall
- Y. Wissa
- A. Gordon
- A. Elanga
- J. Willock
- L. Shahar
- S. Neave
- COACHES: Eddie Howe
Qarabag 3-4-2-1
- M. Kochalski
- Matheus Silva
- B. Huseynov
- K. Medina
- Dani Bolt
- Pedro Bicalho
- M. Jankovic
- E. Cafarquliyev
- J. Montiel
- A. Zoubir
- C. Duran
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Ramazanov
- F. Buntic
- E. Addai
- Leandro Andrade
- Kady Borges
- O. Kashchuk
- M. Qurbanly
- T. Bayramov
- A. Huseynov
- H. Cabrayilzada
- COACHES: Qurban Qurbanov
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Qarabag | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 19 | Total shots | 13 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 9 | Corners | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 65% | Possession | 35% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 604 | Total passes | 327 |
| 538 | Accurate passes | 260 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 2.66 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.30 |
| 0.81 | goals_prevented | 0.81 |