Newcastle vs Qarabag

UEFA Champions League - 1/16-finals 24 Feb 2026, 20:00
Newcastle
Newcastle
3–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Qarabag
Qarabag
👤 D. Massa

Match report

Newcastle edged past Qarabag 3-2 in the UEFA Champions League - 1/16-finals on 24 February 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Newcastle had 19 shots to Qarabag's 13.

The referee was D. Massa.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 19 - 13 On target 8 - 6 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 10 - 4 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Sandro Tonali
Newcastle · 1 goal
8 Sven Botman 1 goal
8 Elvin Jafarguliyev 1 goal
8 Camilo Durán 1 goal
8 Harvey Barnes 1 assist
First half vs second half
Newcastle stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 13–8
Shots On Goal 4–1 4–5
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 6–4 3–2
Attacks 80–53 33–16
Match statistics
9 Corners 6
24 Throw In 13
6 Free Kick 9
3 Goal Kick 8
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 69
61 Dangerous Attacks 24
8 On Target 6
11 Off Target 7
50% Ball Possession 50%
19 Shots Total 13
8 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 2
14 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 4
9 Corners 6
0 Offsides 2
66% Ball Possession 34%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 5
602 Passes Total 325
538 Passes Accurate 259
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newcastle · 4-3-3
32 A. Ramsdale
2 K. Trippier 4 S. Botman 33 D. Burn 37 A. Murphy
7 Joelinton 8 S. Tonali 27 N. Woltemade
23 J. Murphy 18 W. Osula 11 H. Barnes
Qarabag · 3-4-2-1
99 M. Kochalski
2 M. Silva 55 B. Hüseynov 81 K. Medina
18 D. Bolt 35 P. Bicalho 8 M. Janković 44 E. Jafarguliyev
9 J. Montiel 10 A. Zoubir
17 C. Durán
Newcastle
Coach
Eddie Howe
Substitutes
  • 3 Lewis Hall
  • 28 Joe Willock
  • 10 Anthony Gordon
  • 9 Yoane Wissa
  • 61 Leo Shahar
  • 1 Nick Pope
  • 26 John Ruddy
  • 58 Aidan Harris
  • 20 Anthony Elanga
  • 62 Sean Neave
Qarabag
Coach
Qurban Qurbanov
Substitutes
  • 20 Kady Borges
  • 21 Oleksiy Kashchuk
  • 27 Toral Bayramov
  • 11 Emmanuel Addai
  • 22 Musa Qurbanlı
  • 89 Amin Ramazanov
  • 97 Fabijan Buntić
  • 30 Abbas Hüseynov
  • 15 Leandro Andrade
  • 32 Hikmat Cabrayilzada
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ L. Hall ↓ K. Trippier Newcastle
  • 53' ↑ J. Willock ↓ S. Botman Newcastle
  • 54' ↑ A. Gordon ↓ Joelinton Newcastle
  • 62' ↑ Kady Borges ↓ J. Montiel Qarabag
  • 69' ↑ O. Kashchuk ↓ C. Duran Qarabag
  • 73' ↑ Y. Wissa ↓ W. Osula Newcastle
  • 79' ↑ E. Addai ↓ A. Zoubir Qarabag
  • 79' ↑ M. Qurbanly ↓ M. Jankovic Qarabag
  • 79' ↑ T. Bayramov ↓ E. Cafarquliyev Qarabag
  • 87' ↑ L. Shahar ↓ J. Murphy Newcastle
Cards
  • 80' Pedro Bicalho Qarabag
Head-to-head
Newcastle 2 0 draws 0 Qarabag
2026-02-24 Newcastle vs Qarabag 3 - 2
2026-02-18 Qarabag vs Newcastle 1 - 6
Recent form
Newcastle D D D L D
Qarabag D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newcastle vs Qarabag?
Newcastle won 3-2 against Qarabag on 24 February 2026.
Who won Newcastle vs Qarabag?
Newcastle won the match 3-2.
Who had more possession in Newcastle vs Qarabag?
Newcastle had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.