Newcastle United 3–2 Qarabağ
- Tonali 4'
- Joelinton 6'
- Botman 52'
- Durán 50'
- Cafarquliyev 57'
24 February 2026
The match in data
Newcastle United got the better of Qarabağ, 3–2, on 24 February 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Knockout Round Play-offs).
Player of the match: Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United), rated 64, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 81 passes. Tonali produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Qarabağ, the highest-rated player was Kady Borges, with 66.
Marko Jankovic missed a penalty at 57'.
Sandro Tonali
Newcastle United · 90'
Produced 1.43× and cost 0.63× their position's average
- 11 final-third passes 2.0×
- 81 passes 1.9×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 1 failed dribble 1.3×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 54 | 74 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 36 | 67 |
| Sandro Tonali ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 54 | 60 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 54 | 55 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 87 | 53 |
| Alex Murphy | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 36 | 43 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 36 | 40 |
| William Osula | Forward | 73 | 34 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Leo Shahar | Defender | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kady Borges | Midfielder | 28 | 66 |
| Camilo Durán | Forward | 69 | 64 |
| Mateusz Kochalski | Goalkeeper | 90 | 57 |
| Marko Jankovic | Midfielder | 79 | 55 |
| Badavi Hüseynov | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Joni Montiel | Forward | 62 | 52 |
| Abdellah Zoubir | Forward | 79 | 47 |
| Kevin Medina | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Elvin Cafarquliyev | Midfielder | 79 | 42 |
| Pedro Bicalho | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Dani Bolt | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Matheus Silva | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Oleksiy Kashchuk | Midfielder | 21 | 13 |
| Emmanuel Addai | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Musa Qurbanly | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Toral Bayramov | Defender | 11 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player won the most duels?
Jacob Murphy, with 7 duels won. Next: Harvey Barnes 5, Nick Woltemade 5.
Jacob Murphy led Newcastle United with 7 duels won in the 3–2 win over Qarabağ. Harvey Barnes and Nick Woltemade contributed 5 each.
Which Qarabağ player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Joni Montiel, with 3 key passes. Next: Marko Jankovic 1, Matheus Silva 0.
Joni Montiel drove Qarabağ's chance creation with 3 key passes, while Marko Jankovic had 1 and Matheus Silva none. That output was not enough to prevent a 3–2 defeat to Newcastle United.
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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