Newcastle 3-0 Benfica: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | UEFA Champions League 2025/2026

Newcastle

A. Gordon 32'

H. Barnes 71'

H. Barnes 83'

Benfica

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026

League Stage - 3

October 21, 2025 7:00pm

St. James' Park, Newcastle

Key stats

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Newcastle 4-3-3

Benfica 4-4-1-1

Goalkeeper

N. Pope

7.0

A. Trubin

7.5

Defenders

D. Burn

6.6

Tomás Araújo

6.0

S. Botman

7.0

N. Otamendi

6.7

M. Thiaw

6.7

António Silva

6.3

K. Trippier

7.2

A. Dedic

6.3

Midfielders

J. Ramsey

6.9

F. Aursnes

6.2

L. Miley

6.6

E. Barrenechea

6.9

Bruno Guimarães

6.9

R. Rios

6.2

D. Lukebakio

6.6

Forwards

A. Gordon

9.0

H. Sudakov

6.9

N. Woltemade

6.2

V. Pavlidis

6.2

J. Murphy

7.3

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Highest rating

9.0

H. Barnes

7.5

A. Trubin

Match Summary

On October 21, 2025 during the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League match, Newcastle faced off against Benfica at St. James' Park, Newcastle. The game concluded with Newcastle securing a victory. With 52% possession, Newcastle versus Benfica's 48% and shots on goal at 7 to 2. Newcastle had 84% successful passes (of 404 passes) over Benfica which had 82% successful passes (of 385 passes). The outstanding efforts by H. Barnes and A. Trubin played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

4-4-1-1

Pope

7.0

Played:
89Min

Saves:
2 of 2

Accurate passes:
16/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Trippier

7.2

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
43/60

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
1/1

Thiaw

6.7

Played:
89Min

Accurate passes:
52/55

Won duels:
2/5

Botman

7.0

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
59/62

Won duels:
4/9

Burn

6.6

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/14

Dribbles:
1/1

Guimarães

6.9

Played:
89Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
29/37

Won duels:
4/12

Dribbles:
2/3

Miley

6.6

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
37/41

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Ramsey

6.9

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
18/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/7

Murphy

7.3

Played:
63Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
10/15

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/1

Woltemade

6.2

Played:
85Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
14/15

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
0/5

Gordon

9.0

Played:
85Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
25/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/14

Dribbles:
1/3

Pavlidis

6.2

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
14/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/16

Dribbles:
1/2

Sudakov

6.9

Played:
89Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
32/34

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Aursnes

6.2

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
23/30

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Barrenechea

6.9

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
6

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
59/66

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
9/12

Rios

6.2

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
32/38

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/10

Lukebakio

6.6

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/12

Dribbles:
1/3

Araújo

6.0

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
24/31

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Otamendi

6.7

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
46/54

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/5

Silva

6.3

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
36/45

Won duels:
2/4

Dedic

6.3

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
14/18

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Trubin

7.5

Played:
89Min

Saves:
4 of 7

Accurate passes:
10/21

Won duels:
4/4

Substitutes

Coach

Eddie Howe

Joelinton

6.5

Played:
26Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
8/8

Won duels:
3/6

Barnes

9.0

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Thompson

Ramsdale

Schär

Krafth

Murphy

Tonali

Elanga

Played:
4Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Willock

Osula

Played:
4Min

Coach

Jose Mourinho

Ivanović

6.3

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
2/3

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/2

Soares

Wynder

Obrador

Dahl

Barreiro

Veloso

Rêgo

Prioste

Lima

Schjelderup

Araújo

Stats

Ball Possession

Newcastle: 52%

Benfica Benfica: 48%

Total Shots

Newcastle: 15

Benfica Benfica: 7

Shots on Goal

Newcastle: 7

Benfica Benfica: 2

Corner Kicks

Newcastle: 10

Benfica Benfica: 8

Offsides

Newcastle: 2

Benfica Benfica: 1

Fouls

Newcastle: 16

Benfica Benfica: 7

Yellow Cards

Newcastle: 1

Benfica Benfica: 1

Red Cards

Newcastle: 0

Benfica Benfica: 0

Total Passes

Newcastle: 404

Benfica Benfica: 385

Goals Prevented

Newcastle: 0

Benfica Benfica: 0

Passes Accuracy

Newcastle: 339 (84%)

Benfica Benfica: 315 (82%)

Newcastle vs Benfica

Key stats

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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