UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Newcastle United LLLWW 6
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FK Qarabag DLLWL 1
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1st Leg · Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium · 28,861 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Gordon scores 4 as Newcastle put 6 past Qarabag in 1st leg

Anthony Gordon plundered four goals as Newcastle took a stranglehold on their Champions League play-off against Qarabag with a rampant 6-1 first-leg victory in Baku.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
8
58
Possession
42
22
SHOTS
8
14
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.3
4
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
432
Accurate Passes
293
485
Passes
349
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.1
27
Long Balls
31
20
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
7
11
Effective Clearances
23
11
Clearances
23

Lineups

QAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Mateusz KochalskiG
  2. 81Kevin MedinaCD-L
  3. 13Bahlul MustafazadaCD-R
  4. 44Elvin CafarquliyevLB
  5. 2Matheus SilvaRB
  6. 9Joni MontielAM
  7. 8Marko JankovićLM
  8. 35Pedro BicalhoRM
  9. 17Camilo DuránF
  10. 10Abdellah ZoubirAM-L
  11. 15Leandro AndradeAM-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 27Nick WoltemadeLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 10Anthony GordonF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Qarabag 0, Newcastle United 1. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Burn with a through ball.
  2. 8' Goal! Qarabag 0, Newcastle United 2. Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  3. 22' Substitution, Qarabag. Dani Bolt replaces Bahlul Mustafazada because of an injury.
  4. 32' Goal! Qarabag 0, Newcastle United 3. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 33' Goal! Qarabag 0, Newcastle United 4. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45'+1' Goal! Qarabag 0, Newcastle United 5. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Qarabag. Badavi Hüseynov replaces Leandro Andrade.
  8. 54' Goal! Qarabag 1, Newcastle United 5. Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir following a corner.
  9. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey replaces Joe Willock.
  10. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
  11. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Anthony Gordon.
  12. 72' Goal! Qarabag 1, Newcastle United 6. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  13. 76' Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Kieran Trippier.
  15. 85' Substitution, Qarabag. Kady Borges replaces Joni Montiel.
  16. 85' Substitution, Qarabag. Emmanuel Addai replaces Abdellah Zoubir.
  17. 87' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Neave replaces Harvey Barnes.
  18. 88' Substitution, Qarabag. Musa Qurbanli replaces Camilo Durán.

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