Newcastle 3-0 Benfica — Champions League, 21 Oct 2025
Newcastle beat Benfica 3-0 in the Champions League on 21 October 2025 at St. James' Park, Newcastle. Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 17'Foul
- 1-032'assist: Jacob Murphy
- 45'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 63'
- 63'
- 63'
- 2-070'assist: Nicholas Pope
- 3-083'assist: Anthony Gordon
- 85'
- 85'
- 90'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Newcastle
- 9.3Anthony GordonF
- 9.2Harvey BarnesM
- 7.7Sven BotmanD
- 7.5Nicholas PopeG
- 7.3Kieran TrippierD
- 7.3Jacob MurphyF
- 7.2Bruno GuimarãesM
- 6.9Jacob RamseyM
- 6.9Lewis MileyM
- 6.9Malick ThiawD
- 6.9Daniel BurnD
- 6.7Anthony ElangaF
- 6.3JoelintonM
- 6.3William OsulaF
- 6.2Nick WoltemadeF
Benfica
- 8.9Anatolii TrubinG
- 7.2Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 6.7Nicolás OtamendiD
- 6.6Dodi LukebakioM
- 6.3Amar DedicD
- 6.3António SilvaD
- 6.3Vangelis PavlidisF
- 6.3Heorhii SudakovF
- 6.3Richard RiosM
- 6.3Franjo IvanovićF
- 6.2Tomás AraújoD
- 6.2Fredrik AursnesM
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleEddie Howe
Substitutes
- 7Joelinton63'M6.3
- 28Joseph Willock90'M
- 5F. ScharD
- 17E. KrafthD
- 11Harvey Barnes70'83'63'M9.2
- 32Aaron RamsdaleG
- 8S. TonaliM
- 20Anthony Elanga85'F6.7
- 31M. ThompsonG
- 18William Osula85'F6.3
- 37Alex MurphyD
BenficaJose Mourinho
Substitutes
- 18Leandro BarreiroM
- 26Samuel DahlD
- 39H. AraujoF
- 24S. SoaresG
- 9Franjo Ivanović63'F6.3
- 3R. ObradorD
- 21Andreas SchjelderupF
- 66J. WynderD
- 90I. LimaF
- 68J. VelosoM
- 84J. RegoM
- 86D. PriosteM
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Harvey Barnes | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 9.2 |
| Sven Botman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Nicholas Pope | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Kieran Trippier | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jacob Murphy | 63 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Miley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Malick Thiaw | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Elanga | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joelinton | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| William Osula | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nick Woltemade | 85 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.2 |
Benfica
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolii Trubin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 7.2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Dodi Lukebakio | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Amar Dedic | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| António Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Heorhii Sudakov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Richard Rios | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Franjo Ivanović | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tomás Araújo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |