Newcastle United 2–0 Athletic Club
- Burn 11'
- Joelinton 49'
5 November 2025
The match in data
Newcastle United beat Athletic Club 2–0 on 5 November 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 4).
Player of the match: Nick Pope (Newcastle United), rated 66, thanks above all to 1.05 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 1.08; conceded 0) and 3 crosses claimed. Pope produced 2.9 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Dani Vivian, with 66.
Nick Pope
Newcastle United · 90'
Produced 2.85× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.05 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 1.08; conceded 0) 3.1×
- 3 crosses claimed 2.7×
- 14 recoveries 1.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pope ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 66 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 65 | 66 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 66 | 64 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 66 | 54 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 25 | 51 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 24 | 47 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 24 | 46 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 49 | 43 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 83 | 36 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 41 | 8 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani Vivian | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Nico Serrano | Forward | 21 | 64 |
| Adama Boiro | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Aitor Paredes | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Alejandro Rego | Midfielder | 80 | 43 |
| Mikel Vesga | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Álex Berenguer | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Jesús Areso | Defender | 78 | 37 |
| Robert Navarro | Forward | 69 | 34 |
| Unai Simón | Goalkeeper | 90 | 32 |
| Mikel Jauregizar | Midfielder | 69 | 32 |
| Selton Sánchez | Midfielder | 21 | 25 |
| Unai Gómez | Midfielder | 78 | 23 |
| Andoni Gorosabel | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Asier Hierro | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Athletic Club player completed the most dribbles?
Álex Berenguer, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Dani Vivian 1, Adama Boiro 1.
In the 2–0 loss to Newcastle United, Álex Berenguer led Athletic Club with 3 completed dribbles. Dani Vivian and Adama Boiro recorded just 1 each.
Which Newcastle United player won the most aerial duels?
Malick Thiaw, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Dan Burn 4, Sven Botman 2.
Malick Thiaw anchored Newcastle United's aerial game, winning 8 aerial duels. Dan Burn won 4 and Sven Botman added 2 to preserve the 2–0 win.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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