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Newcastle United vs Benfica (2025-10-21T19:00:00.000Z)

Champions League Round 3
  • St. James' Park
  • Szymon Marciniak
3 - 0Full time

Newcastle United vs Benfica (2025-10-21T19:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Newcastle United 3-0 Benfica: Barnes stars in easy Champions League win

Newcastle United breezed past Benfica 3-0 to boost their prospects of qualifying from the league phase of the Champions League.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    52%
    48%
  • 2.63
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.33
  • 19
    Total shots
    7
  • 5
    Big chances
    1

Events

Malick Thiaw
17’
Anthony Gordon (1 - 0)assist by Jacob Murphy
32’
45’
+2 minutes added
+2 minutes added
7.6

Newcastle United

4-3-3

6.4

Benfica

4-4-1-1
7.6
Newcastle United
4-3-3
8.5
1Pope
6.4
Benfica
4-4-1-1

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    52%
    48%
  • 2.63
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.33
  • 19
    Total shots
    7
  • 5
    Big chances
    1

Player of the Match

Anthony Gordon
Newcastle United
8.7

About the match

    Newcastle United faces Benfica at St. James' Park on Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 19:00 UTC. This match is part of the Champions League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Newcastle United and Benfica have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Newcastle United vs Benfica live score with a full set of match features, including:

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  • The lineups are:
    Newcastle United (4-3-3): Nick Pope - Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Daniel Burn - Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley, Jacob Ramsey - Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon.
    Benfica (4-4-1-1): Anatoliy Trubin - Amar Dedic, Antonio Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Tomas Araujo - Dodi Lukebakio, Richard Rios, Enzo Barrenechea, Fredrik Aursnes - Georgiy Sudakov - Vangelis Pavlidis.

  • Unavailable players for Newcastle United: Lewis Hall (injury), Valentino Livramento (injury), Yoane Wissa (injury). Unavailable players for Benfica: Alexander Bah (injury), Manu Silva (injury), Bruma (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Newcastle United and Benfica have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Newcastle United 0 win(s), Benfica 2 win(s), and 1 draw(s).

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St. James' ParkNewcastle upon Tyne, England
Capacity52,758
Attendance52,073
99%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
10°C

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St. James' ParkNewcastle upon Tyne, England
Capacity52,758
Attendance52,073
99%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
10°C

About the match

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