Qarabağ 1–6 Newcastle United
- Cafarquliyev 54'
- Gordon 3'
- Thiaw 8'
- Gordon 32' (pen.)
- Gordon 33'
- Gordon 45+1' (pen.)
- Murphy 72'
18 February 2026
The match in data
A 6–1 win for Newcastle United against Qarabağ on 18 February 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Knockout Round Play-offs).
Player of the match: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), rated 87, thanks above all to 0.91 xG (non-penalty) and 4 shots on target (non-penalty). Gordon produced 2.9 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the round.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Qarabağ, the highest-rated player was Bahlul Mustafazada, with 55.
Anthony Gordon scored a hat-trick.
Anthony Gordon
Newcastle United · 68'
Produced 2.86× and cost 0.08× their position's average
- 0.91 xG (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 4 shots on target (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 2 goals (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 1 duel lost 0.2×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahlul Mustafazada | Defender | 22 | 55 |
| Abdellah Zoubir | Midfielder | 85 | 53 |
| Elvin Cafarquliyev | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Badavi Hüseynov | Defender | 44 | 45 |
| Kevin Medina | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Marko Jankovic | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Camilo Durán | Forward | 88 | 39 |
| Joni Montiel | Midfielder | 85 | 36 |
| Mateusz Kochalski | Goalkeeper | 90 | 33 |
| Leandro Andrade | Midfielder | 46 | 31 |
| Pedro Bicalho | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Dani Bolt | Defender | 68 | 27 |
| Matheus Silva | Defender | 90 | 23 |
| Emmanuel Addai | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Kady Borges | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Musa Qurbanly | Forward | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon ★ | Forward | 68 | 87 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 22 | 85 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 68 | 54 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 68 | 52 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 87 | 51 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 77 | 51 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 22 | 50 |
| William Osula | Forward | 22 | 47 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 90 | 41 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 35 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Sean Neave | Forward | 3 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player completed the most dribbles?
Lewis Hall, with 5 completed dribbles. Next: Anthony Gordon 2, Harvey Barnes 2.
In Newcastle United's dominant away win, Lewis Hall led the team in individual take-ons with 5 successful dribbles. Gordon and Barnes followed behind with 2 each.
Which Qarabağ player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Abdellah Zoubir, with 3 key passes. Next: Camilo Durán 1, Matheus Silva 0.
Despite the heavy defeat against Newcastle United, Zoubir generated 3 key passes for Qarabağ. Durán registered 1, while Silva finished with 0.
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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