Newcastle United

Newcastle United

14th in English Premier League
Mourinho heaps praise on Gordon, calls St James' Park 'quiet' Mourinho heaps praise on Gordon, calls St James' Park 'quiet'

Anthony Gordon received a ringing endorsement of his Champions League quality from Jose Mourinho after helping to condemn his Benfica side to a resounding defeat at Newcastle.

Mourinho takes a dig at 'quiet' St. James' Park atmosphere Mourinho takes a dig at 'quiet' St. James' Park atmosphere

Jose Mourinho described the atmosphere at St. James' Park as "nice" and "not difficult" despite his Benfica side losing 3-0 to Newcastle in the Champions League.

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Howe: Benfica win a massive result for Newcastle Howe: Benfica win a massive result for Newcastle

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe believes his side "were a constant treat" in their 3-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League.

Newcastle GK Pope throws unlikely assist in win over Benfica Newcastle GK Pope throws unlikely assist in win over Benfica

A piece of quick thinking from Nick Pope gave the Newcastle goalkeeper an unusual assist from a throw launched past the halfway line in the win over Benfica.

Harvey Barnes brace helps Newcastle beat Mourinho's Benfica Harvey Barnes brace helps Newcastle beat Mourinho's Benfica

Harvey Barnes scored twice as Newcastle boosted their hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Benfica.

Champions League recap: Arsenal, PSG earn wins in goalfest Champions League recap: Arsenal, PSG earn wins in goalfest

Enjoy all the action of UEFA Champions League matches such as Arsenal vs. Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Paris Saint-Germain and Villarreal vs. Manchester City.

Mourinho: Isak's move to Liverpool wasn't easy Mourinho: Isak's move to Liverpool wasn't easy

Jose Mourinho reflects on Alexander Isak's transfer to Liverpool over the summer.

Howe: Newcastle have a strong chance of beating Benfica Howe: Newcastle have a strong chance of beating Benfica

Eddie Howe welcomed the challenge of facing José Mourinho and expressed confidence in Newcastle ahead of their clash with Benfica.

Newcastle's Howe hails Mourinho's 'aura' ahead of Benfica clash Newcastle's Howe hails Mourinho's 'aura' ahead of Benfica clash

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe will go head-to-head with a manager he believes should be considered one of the game's greats as he prepares to lock horns with Jose Mourinho.

Gascoigne says he will not stop drinking: 'I cannot change' Gascoigne says he will not stop drinking: 'I cannot change'

Paul Gascoigne has said he will never stop drinking, saying he would rather "die as Gazza" than give up alcohol altogether.

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +12 19
2 Manchester City 8 +11 16
3 AFC Bournemouth 8 +3 15
4 Liverpool 8 +3 15
5 Chelsea 8 +7 14
6 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +7 14
7 Sunderland 8 +3 14
8 Crystal Palace 8 +4 13
9 Manchester United 8 -1 13
10 Brighton & Hove A.. 8 +1 12
11 Aston Villa 8 0 12
12 Everton 8 0 11
13 Brentford 8 -1 10
14 Newcastle United 8 0 9
15 Fulham 8 -4 8
16 Leeds United 8 -6 8
17 Burnley 8 -6 7
18 Nottingham Forest 8 -10 5
19 West Ham United 8 -12 4
20 Wolverhampton Wan.. 8 -11 2
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
27 Nick Woltemade 4 5 0
39 Bruno Guimarãe.. 2 7 0
18 William Osula 1 8 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
33 Dan Burn 1 8 0
8 Sandro Tonali 1 8 0
23 Jacob Murphy 1 7 0