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.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this 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 |
| Sandro Tonali ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 36 | 63 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 54 | 59 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 54 | 54 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 87 | 44 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 36 | 42 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Alex Murphy | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| William Osula | Forward | 73 | 36 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 36 | 35 |
| 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 | 56 |
| Marko Jankovic | Midfielder | 79 | 54 |
| Badavi Hüseynov | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Joni Montiel | Forward | 62 | 51 |
| Abdellah Zoubir | Forward | 79 | 47 |
| Kevin Medina | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Elvin Cafarquliyev | Midfielder | 79 | 41 |
| Dani Bolt | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Pedro Bicalho | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Matheus Silva | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| 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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