FK Qarabag Agdam v Newcastle United, 18 February 2026

Score6-1 to Newcastle United
RefereeEspen Eskås
CompetitionUEFA Champions League Play-off 1st leg
VenueTofiq Bakhramov Republican Stadium, Baku
Attendance28,861
Kick-off: 9.45pm local (5.45pm GMT)

1 FK Qarabag Agdam

Manager: Gurban Gurbanov

6 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 3 G
Malick Thiaw 9 G
Anthony Gordon penalty 32 P
Anthony Gordon 34 G
Anthony Gordon penalty 45+1 P
Jacob Murphy 72 G

Starting lineup:

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Lewis Hall Defender/Midfielder
Malick Thiaw Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Nick Woltemade Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 68
Will Osula for Anthony Gordon 68
Jacob Ramsey for Joe Willock 68
Joelinton for Kieran Trippier 77
Sean Neave for Harvey Barnes 87

Cards:

Cards:

Malick Thiaw 77 Y

On the bench:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aidan Harris
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leo Shahar
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

Newcastle United named ten of a possible 12 substitutes. . Anthony Gordon became the second player to score four or more goals in the first half of a game in the UEFA Champions League: also Luiz Adriano for Shakhtar Donetsk at FC BATE Borisov on 21 October 2014.

1 FK Qarabag Agdam

Manager: Gurban Gurbanov

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Substitutions:

Cards:

On the bench:

6 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 3 G
Malick Thiaw 9 G
Anthony Gordon penalty 32 P
Anthony Gordon 34 G
Anthony Gordon penalty 45+1 P
Jacob Murphy 72 G

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Lewis Hall Defender/Midfielder
Malick Thiaw Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Nick Woltemade Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 68
Will Osula for Anthony Gordon 68
Jacob Ramsey for Joe Willock 68
Joelinton for Kieran Trippier 77
Sean Neave for Harvey Barnes 87

Cards:

Malick Thiaw 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aidan Harris
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leo Shahar
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

Newcastle United named ten of a possible 12 substitutes. . Anthony Gordon became the second player to score four or more goals in the first half of a game in the UEFA Champions League: also Luiz Adriano for Shakhtar Donetsk at FC BATE Borisov on 21 October 2014.