Newcastle vs Benfica

Newcastle

St. James' Park

21 Oct 2025, 21:00

3:0

Finished

Benfica

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

17'

Malick Thiaw

32'

Goal

Anthony Gordon(Jacob Murphy)

D. Lukébakio

45'

2ND HALF

Amar Dedić

Injured

62'

Amar Dedić

F. Ivanovič

63'

63'

Harvey Barnes

Jacob Murphy

63'

Joelinton

Jacob Ramsey

70'

Goal

Harvey Barnes(Nick Pope)

83'

Goal

Harvey Barnes(Anthony Gordon)

85'

A. Elanga

Anthony Gordon

85'

Will Osula

N. Woltemade

90'

Joe Willock

B. Guimarães

Match statistics

52%Possession48%

415Passes Attempted388

349Completed Passes316

12Corners8

13Throw-ins18

20Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Newcastle

Formation

4-3-3

Nick Pope

#1Nick Pope

Sven Botman

#4Sven Botman

Malick Thiaw

#12Malick Thiaw

Dan Burn

#33Dan Burn

K. Trippier

#2K. Trippier

Lewis Miley

#67Lewis Miley

Jacob Ramsey

#41Jacob Ramsey

B. Guimarães

#39B. Guimarães

Anthony Gordon

#10Anthony Gordon

N. Woltemade

#27N. Woltemade

Jacob Murphy

#23Jacob Murphy

Starting XI

Nick Pope #1	🎯70'
Sven Botman #4
Malick Thiaw #12	17'
Dan Burn #33
K. Trippier #2
Lewis Miley #67
Jacob Ramsey #41	63'
B. Guimarães #39	90'
Anthony Gordon #10	85' 🎯83' ⚽32'
N. Woltemade #27	85'
Jacob Murphy #23	63' 🎯32'

Will not play

Fabian Lukas

Fabian Lukas Schär

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Emil Henry Kristoffer

Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Joelinton Cassio

Joelinton Cassio Apolinario De Lira

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Valentino Francisco

Valentino Francisco Livramento

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Lewis

Lewis Miley

Midfielder

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Newcastle

Eddie Howe

Newcastle

Formation

4-3-3

Nick Pope

#1Nick Pope

Sven Botman

#4Sven Botman

Malick Thiaw

#12Malick Thiaw

Dan Burn

#33Dan Burn

K. Trippier

#2K. Trippier

Lewis Miley

#67Lewis Miley

Jacob Ramsey

#41Jacob Ramsey

B. Guimarães

#39B. Guimarães

Anthony Gordon

#10Anthony Gordon

N. Woltemade

#27N. Woltemade

Jacob Murphy

#23Jacob Murphy

Starting XI

Nick Pope #1	🎯70'
Sven Botman #4
Malick Thiaw #12	17'
Dan Burn #33
K. Trippier #2
Lewis Miley #67
Jacob Ramsey #41	63'
B. Guimarães #39	90'
Anthony Gordon #10	85' 🎯83' ⚽32'
N. Woltemade #27	85'
Jacob Murphy #23	63' 🎯32'

Will not play

Fabian Lukas

Fabian Lukas Schär

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Emil Henry Kristoffer

Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Joelinton Cassio

Joelinton Cassio Apolinario De Lira

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Valentino Francisco

Valentino Francisco Livramento

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Lewis

Lewis Miley

Midfielder

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Newcastle

Eddie Howe

Benfica

Formation

4-2-3-1

A. Trubin

#1A. Trubin

N. Otamendi

#30N. Otamendi

António Silva

#4António Silva

Tomás Araújo

#44Tomás Araújo

Amar Dedić

#17Amar Dedić

E. Barrenechea

#5E. Barrenechea

Richard Ríos

#20Richard Ríos

G. Sudakov

#10G. Sudakov

Fredrik Aursnes

#8Fredrik Aursnes

D. Lukébakio

#11D. Lukébakio

V. Pavlidis

#14V. Pavlidis

Starting XI

A. Trubin #1
N. Otamendi #30
António Silva #4
Tomás Araújo #44
Amar Dedić #17	62' 63'
E. Barrenechea #5
Richard Ríos #20
G. Sudakov #10
Fredrik Aursnes #8
D. Lukébakio #11	45'
V. Pavlidis #14

Will not play

Dodi

Dodi Lukébakio Ngandoli

Forward

Broken ankle

Return: Back in training

Alexander Hartmann

Alexander Hartmann Bah

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Doubtful

Amar

Amar Dedić

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Samuel

Samuel Jumpe Soares

Goalkeeper

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

João

João Miguel Fins Veloso

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Doubtful

Richard

Richard Ríos Montoya

Midfielder

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Mid May 2026

Joshua Liam

Joshua Liam Wynder

Defender

Unknown

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Benfica

José Mourinho

Head-to-head

3 matches

Newcastle

Newcastle

0

Wins

1

Draws

2

Wins

Benfica

Benfica

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Benfica

Newcastle

Europa League2013 • 2 matches

Newcastle

Benfica

Benfica

Newcastle

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	23:4	+19	24	WWWWW
2	Bayern Munich	8	7	0	1	22:8	+14	21	WLWWW
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	20:8	+12	18	WLWWW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	8	5	2	1	17:7	+10	17	WLWWW
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22:14	+8	16	DLWWW
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17:10	+7	16	DWLWW
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17:11	+6	16	DWLWW
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15:9	+6	16	WLWLW
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21:12	+9	15	LWLWL
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	15:7	+8	15	WLLLW
11	PSG	8	4	2	2	21:11	+10	14	LWDLD
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	17:7	+10	14	WLDWD
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14:10	+4	13	DWWWD
14	Atlético de Madrid	8	4	1	3	17:15	+2	13	WWWDL
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	10:10	0	13	WWWLL
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13:14	-1	12	WWDLW
17	Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19:17	+2	11	LWDLL
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	10:14	-4	11	DLWWW
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	15:17	-2	10	DLLWW
20	Galatasaray SK	8	3	1	4	9:11	-2	10	WLLDL
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8:14	-6	10	WDWLD
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	13:21	-8	10	DLLWL
23	FK Bodo Glimt	8	2	3	3	14:15	-1	9	LLDWW
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10:12	-2	9	LWWLW
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11:14	-3	9	LWWLL
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8:11	-3	9	WDLLW
27	Royale Union SG	8	3	0	5	8:17	-9	9	LWLLW
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	16:16	0	8	DWLLL
29	Athletic	8	2	2	4	9:14	-5	8	LDDWL
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	9:15	-6	8	DWLDL
31	FC Copenhagen	8	2	2	4	12:21	-9	8	LWWDL
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	8:21	-13	6	LLWWL
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10:21	-11	4	DLLLL
34	Slavia Prague	8	0	3	5	5:19	-14	3	LDLLL
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	5:18	-13	1	LLLLL
36	Kairat Almaty	8	0	1	7	7:22	-15	1	LLLLL

Eliminated

Match Information

Referee:

Szymon Marciniak

Venue:

St. James' Park

Capacity:

52

Newcastle vs Benfica match from the Champions League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Newcastle and Benfica. Follow team performance and match context within the Champions League season.