Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Blocked ShotsQarabağ 2 · Newcastle United 7 Scoring sequence5 scoring events · 4 to 57 Ball PossessionQarabağ 34 · Newcastle United 66
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UEFA Champions League · 2025-2026
Final · Feb 24, 2026 · St James Park England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Sandro Tonali opened the supplied scoring feed; Elvin Cəfərquliyev recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
6Shots on Goal8
5Shots off Goal4
13Total Shots19
2Blocked Shots7
8Shots insidebox14
5Shots outsidebox5
4Fouls10
6Corner Kicks9
2Offsides0
34Ball Possession66
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
5Goalkeeper Saves4
325Total passes602
259Passes accurate538
80Passes %89
1.3expected_goals2.78
1.17goals_prevented1.17
Timeline
subst · QarabağJacob Murphy L. Shahar
Card · QarabağPedro Bicalho Yellow Card
subst · 
Newcastle UnitedElvin Cəfərquliyev T. Bayramov
Newcastle UnitedElvin Cəfərquliyev T. Bayramovsubst · Newcastle UnitedMarko Janković M. Qurbanly
Newcastle UnitedMarko Janković M. Qurbanlysubst · Newcastle UnitedRichard Almeyda E. Addai
Newcastle UnitedRichard Almeyda E. Addaisubst · QarabağWilliam Daugaard Osula Y. Wissa
subst · Newcastle UnitedCamilo Durán O. Kashchuk
Newcastle UnitedCamilo Durán O. Kashchuksubst · Newcastle UnitedJoni Montiel Kady Borges
Newcastle UnitedJoni Montiel Kady BorgesGoal · QarabağElvin Cəfərquliyev Normal Goal
subst · QarabağJoelinton A. Gordon
subst · QarabağSven Botman J. Willock
subst · QarabağKieran Trippier L. Hall
Goal · Newcastle UnitedSven Botman Normal Goal
Newcastle UnitedSven Botman Normal GoalGoal · QarabağCamilo Durán Normal Goal
Goal · Newcastle UnitedJoelinton Normal Goal
Newcastle UnitedJoelinton Normal GoalGoal · Newcastle UnitedSandro Tonali Normal Goal
Newcastle UnitedSandro Tonali Normal GoalLineups
Qarabag FK
Starting lineup
99Mateusz KochalskiGoalkeeper18Daniel de CastroDefender35Pedro BicalhoDefensive Midfield81Kevin Medina RenteriaDefender8Marko JankovićCentral Midfield9Joni MontielAttacking Midfield10Abdellah ZoubirLeft Wing17Camilo DuránAttacker2Matheus SilvaRight-Back44Elvin CəfərquliyevLeft-Back55Badavi HüseynovCentre-Back
Newcastle
Starting lineup
Final result
Newcastle United wins
2Final3
Newcastle United won by 1.
- Date
- Feb 24, 2026
- Venue
- St James Park
