Newcastle vs Qarabag Highlights and Match Report

UEFA Champions League

8:00 PMFebruary 24, 2026

Round of 32

Newcastle*

Show Score

3 - 2

HT:(2 - 0)

Aggregate:(9 - 3)

Qarabag

St James' Park

Referee: D. Massa

How did the teams perform?

Newcastle

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Qarabag

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

66%

34%

2.78

Expected goals (xG)

1.30

1.00

Goals Prevented

1.00

Attack

19

Total shots

13

8

Shots on target

6

4

Shots off target

5

7

Blocked shots

2

14

Shots inside box

8

5

Shots outside box

5

9

Corner kicks

6

0

Offsides

2

Passing

602

Total passes

325

538 (89%)

Accurate passes

259 (80%)

Discipline

10

Fouls

4

0

Yellow cards

1

0

Red cards

0

4

Goalkeeper saves

5

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Lineup

Newcastle

4-3-3

32 G Aaron Ramsdale 7.2

37 D Alex Murphy 6.2

33 D Dan Burn 6.5

4 D Sven Botman 52' 7.5

2 D Kieran Trippier (C) 52' 7.0

27 M Nick Woltemade 7.0

8 M Sandro Tonali 4' 8.7

7 M Joelinton 6' 7.3

11 F Harvey Barnes 6' 8.0

18 F William Osula 4' 6.2

23 F Jacob Murphy 7.3

Substitutes

3 D Lewis Hall 53' Replaced by K. Trippier 6.5

28 M Joe Willock 53' Replaced by S. Botman 6.5

10 F Anthony Gordon 54' Replaced by Joelinton 7.7

9 F Yoane Wissa 73' Replaced by W. Osula 6.3

61 D Leo Shahar 87' Replaced by J. Murphy

1 G Nick Pope

26 G John Ruddy

58 G Aidan Harris

20 F Anthony Elanga

62 F Sean Neave

Coach

Eddie Howe

Qarabag

3-4-2-1

99 G Mateusz Kochalski 6.2

81 D Kevin Medina 7.6

55 D Bədavi Hüseynov (C) 6.6

2 D Matheus Silva 5.9

44 M Elvin Jafarguliyev 57' 7.9

8 M Marko Janković 57' 57' 5.9

35 M Pedro Bicalho 80' Roughing 6.3

18 M Dani Bolt 6.3

10 F Abdellah Zoubir 6.9

9 F Joni Montiel 51' 6.2

17 F Camilo Durán 51' 7.9

Substitutes

20 M Kady Borges 62' Replaced by J. Montiel 6.7

21 M Oleksiy Kashchuk 69' Replaced by C. Duran 6.5

27 D Toral Bayramov 79' Replaced by E. Cafarquliyev 6.7

11 F Emmanuel Addai 79' Replaced by A. Zoubir 6.5

22 F Musa Qurbanlı 79' Replaced by M. Jankovic 6.7

89 G Amin Ramazanov

97 G Fabijan Buntić

30 D Abbas Hüseynov

15 M Leandro Andrade

32 D Hikmat Cabrayilzada

Coach

Qurban Qurbanov

UEFA Champions League Standings - UEFA Champions League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	23-4	19	24	W 07 April: Sporting CP 0 - 1 Arsenal W No match found W No match found W 05 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid W No match found
2	Bayern München	8	7	0	1	22-8	14	21	W 18 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Atalanta L No match found W 15 April: Bayern München 4 - 3 Real Madrid W No match found W No match found
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	20-8	12	18	W 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag L 10 March: Galatasaray 1 - 0 Liverpool W 18 March: Liverpool 4 - 0 Galatasaray W No match found W No match found
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	17-7	10	17	W 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham W No match found W 18 March: Tottenham 3 - 2 Atletico Madrid
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22-14	8	16	D No match found L No match found W 18 March: Barcelona 7 - 2 Newcastle W No match found W 14 April: Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 Barcelona
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17-10	7	16	D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos L No match found W No match found W No match found
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17-11	6	16	D No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15-9	6	16	W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Manchester City L 20 January: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Manchester City W 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray L 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City W No match found
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21-12	9	15	L No match found W 11 March: Real Madrid 3 - 0 Manchester City L No match found W No match found L 15 April: Bayern München 4 - 3 Real Madrid
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	15-7	8	15	W No match found L 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal L No match found L 18 February: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Inter W No match found
11	Paris Saint Germain	8	4	2	2	21-11	10	14	L No match found W 14 April: Liverpool 0 - 2 Paris Saint Germain D No match found L No match found D 30 May: Paris Saint Germain 1 - 1 Arsenal
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	17-7	10	14	W No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14-10	4	13	D No match found W 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica W No match found W No match found D No match found
14	Atletico Madrid	8	4	1	3	17-15	2	13	W No match found W 08 April: Barcelona 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid W No match found D 29 April: Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Arsenal L 05 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	10-10	0	13	W No match found W No match found W 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund L 10 March: Atalanta 1 - 6 Bayern München L 18 March: Bayern München 4 - 1 Atalanta
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13-14	-1	12	W 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal W 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen D 24 February: Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Olympiakos Piraeus L No match found W No match found
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19-17	2	11	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found L 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
18	Olympiakos Piraeus	8	3	2	3	10-14	-4	11	D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus W No match found W No match found
19	Club Brugge KV	8	3	1	4	15-17	-2	10	D No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	9-11	-2	10	W No match found L No match found L 25 February: Juventus 3 - 2 Galatasaray D No match found L 18 March: Liverpool 4 - 0 Galatasaray
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8-14	-6	10	W 09 December: Monaco 1 - 0 Galatasaray D No match found W No match found L 17 February: Monaco 2 - 3 Paris Saint Germain D 25 February: Paris Saint Germain 2 - 2 Monaco
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	13-21	-8	10	D No match found L No match found L 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag W No match found L 24 February: Newcastle 3 - 2 Qarabag
23	Bodo/Glimt	8	2	3	3	14-15	-1	9	L No match found L No match found D No match found W 11 March: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 0 Sporting CP W No match found
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10-12	-2	9	L No match found W No match found W 28 January: Benfica 4 - 2 Real Madrid L 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid W No match found
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11-14	-3	9	L 05 November: Marseille 0 - 1 Atalanta W 25 November: Marseille 2 - 1 Newcastle W 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille L 21 January: Marseille 0 - 3 Liverpool L 28 January: Club Brugge KV 3 - 0 Marseille
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8-11	-3	9	W 05 November: Pafos 1 - 0 Villarreal D 26 November: Pafos 2 - 2 Monaco L 10 December: Juventus 2 - 0 Pafos L 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos W 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
27	Union St. Gilloise	8	3	0	5	8-17	-9	9	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise W 25 November: Galatasaray 0 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille L 21 January: Bayern München 2 - 0 Union St. Gilloise W 28 January: Union St. Gilloise 1 - 0 Atalanta
28	PSV Eindhoven	8	2	2	4	16-16	0	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven L 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid L 21 January: Newcastle 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	9-14	-5	8	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club D 10 December: Athletic Club 0 - 0 Paris Saint Germain W 21 January: Atalanta 2 - 3 Athletic Club L 28 January: Athletic Club 2 - 3 Sporting CP
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	9-15	-6	8	D 04 November: Napoli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli L 28 January: Napoli 2 - 3 Chelsea
31	FC Copenhagen	8	2	2	4	12-21	-9	8	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen W 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty W 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli L 28 January: Barcelona 4 - 1 FC Copenhagen
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	8-21	-13	6	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica W 10 December: Qarabag 2 - 4 Ajax W 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10-21	-11	4	D 04 November: Napoli 0 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta L 09 December: Barcelona 2 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
34	Slavia Praha	8	0	3	5	5-19	-14	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L 21 January: Slavia Praha 2 - 4 Barcelona L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	5-18	-13	1	L 05 November: Pafos 1 - 0 Villarreal L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	8	0	1	7	7-22	-15	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty L 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 - 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Newcastle United endured a late scare but ultimately secured a vital 3-2 victory over Qarabag at St James’ Park, with Sandro Tonali’s early opener setting the tone for a thrilling UEFA Champions League clash.

The Magpies, with three wins from their last five outings, entered this Champions League Round of 16 first leg as favourites. They faced an unpredictable Qarabag side, who had shown resilience despite mixed recent form.

Newcastle burst out of the blocks with an electric start. In the 4th minute, Sandro Tonali guided home a precision finish. He latched onto a pass from W. Osula, sending the home crowd into raptures.

Just two minutes later, in the 6th minute, the lead was doubled. Joelinton powerfully struck the ball into the net after a superb assist from Harvey Barnes. This gave Newcastle a dream opening to the tie.

The first half saw Newcastle dominate possession with 66%. They created numerous chances. Qarabag struggled to find their rhythm, facing a significant two-goal shortfall by the break.

After the interval, Qarabag emerged with renewed determination. They knew an immediate response was vital. Their efforts quickly paid off, injecting fresh tension into the match.

In the 51st minute, Camilo Duran pulled one back for Qarabag. He finished well after an assist from J. Montiel. The goal offered hope for the visitors and quieted the St James’ Park faithful.

However, Newcastle’s reply was swift. Just seconds later, in the 52nd minute, Sven Botman restored the two-goal advantage. He headed in from a Kieran Trippier delivery. Newcastle’s manager then made early strategic substitutions, bringing off Trippier, Botman, and Joelinton.

Qarabag refused to surrender. In the 57th minute, they earned a penalty. M. Jankovic stepped up, but his spot-kick was saved. From the immediate rebound, Elvin Cafarquliyev was alert, smashing the ball home for 3-2.

Newcastle controlled the ball with 66% possession, registering 19 total shots (8 on target). Their expected goals (xG) stood at 2.78. Qarabag, with 34% possession, managed 13 shots (6 on target) and an xG of 1.3.

This narrow 3-2 victory gives Newcastle a slender advantage heading into the crucial second leg. Qarabag’s late fightback ensures this Champions League tie remains wide open, promising another captivating encounter.