UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Newcastle United WLDWL 4
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Union St.-Gilloise WWWWW 0
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Match Report

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Newcastle rout Union St.-Gilloise on Woltemade goal, Gordon double

Nick Woltemade answered Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's "idiot" jibe in perfect style as he scored for the third time in four games as Newcastle United cruised to a 4-0 victory at Union Saint-Gilloise.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
56.8
Possession
43.2
13
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
322
511
Passes
391
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
41
14
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
22
16
Clearances
22

Lineups

USG · 3-4-1-2

  1. 37Kjell ScherpenG
  2. 16Christian BurgessCD
  3. 48Fedde LeysenCD-L
  4. 5Kevin Mac AllisterCD-R
  5. 6Kamiel Van De PerreCM-L
  6. 8Adem ZorganeCM-R
  7. 10Anouar Ait El HadjAM
  8. 22Ousseynou NiangLM
  9. 25Anan KhalailiRM
  10. 12Promise DavidCF-L
  11. 13Kevin RodríguezCF-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Newcastle United 1. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  2. 35' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Newcastle United 2. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Marc Giger replaces Promise David.
  6. 51' Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joelinton.
  9. 60' Marc Giger (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Newcastle United 3. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 67' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Kamiel Van de Perre.
  12. 67' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ross Sykes replaces Kevin Mac Allister.
  13. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Nick Woltemade.
  14. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  15. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Elanga.
  16. 73' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Sofiane Boufal replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
  17. 78' Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Louis Patris replaces Anan Khalaili.
  18. 80' Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 0, Newcastle United 4. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by William Osula with a through ball following a fast break.
  19. 83' Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Kieran Trippier.

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