Newcastle vs FK Qarabag 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

Newcastle United

4': Sandro Tonali
6': Joelinton
52': Sven Botman

FT
3 - 2
2nd Leg - Newcastle United advance 9-3 on aggregate

FK Qarabag

50': Camilo Durán
57': Elvin Cafarquliyev

Newcastle swat aside Qarabag to cruise into Champions League RO16

Eddie Howe guided Newcastle into the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time as they sealed their passage from the play-offs with an entertaining 3-2 home victory over Qarabag.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Qarabag 0. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
6': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Qarabag 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Qarabag 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Qarabag 0.
50': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Qarabag 1. Camilo Durán (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joni Montiel.
52': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Qarabag 1. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
54': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Kieran Trippier.
54': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Sven Botman.
54': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Joelinton.
57': Penalty saved. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United).
57': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Qarabag 2. Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
62': Substitution, Qarabag. Kady Borges replaces Joni Montiel.
69': Substitution, Qarabag. Oleksii Kashchuk replaces Camilo Durán because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces William Osula.
79': Substitution, Qarabag. Emmanuel Addai replaces Abdellah Zoubir.
79': Substitution, Qarabag. Musa Qurbanli replaces Marko Jankovic.
79': Substitution, Qarabag. Toral Bayramov replaces Elvin Cafarquliyev.
80': Pedro Bicalho (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Leo Shahar replaces Jacob Murphy.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Qarabag 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,068

Statistics

QAR		NEW
4	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	4
34.5	Possession	65.5
13	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	538
325	Passes	603
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	23
0.4	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	35
15	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	7
12	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
18	Interceptions	5
22	Effective Clearances	9
22	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
33	Dan Burn
4	Sven Botman
37	Alex Murphy
2	Kieran Trippier
8	Sandro Tonali
27	Nick Woltemade
7	Joelinton
18	William Osula
11	Harvey Barnes
23	Jacob Murphy

Substitutes:

Anthony Elanga, Lewis Hall, Sean Neave, Yoane Wissa, Leo Shahar, Nick Pope, John Ruddy, Anthony Gordon, Joe Willock, Aidan Harris.

FK Qarabag (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
99	Mateusz Kochalski (GK)
55	Badavi Hüseynov
81	Kevin Medina
2	Matheus Silva
8	Marko Jankovic
35	Pedro Bicalho
44	Elvin Cafarquliyev
18	Daniel
17	Camilo Durán
10	Abdellah Zoubir
9	Joni Montiel

Substitutes:

Emmanuel Addai, Leandro Andrade, Abbas Huseynov, Fabijan Buntic, Hikmat Cabrayilzada, Toral Bayramov, Amin Ramazanov, Musa Qurbanly, Oleksiy Kashchuk, Kady .