21/10/2025 - 19:00
St. James' Park, St. James' Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Finished
HT 1-0
0'
First Half
17'
Malick Thiaw
Yellow card
32'
Anthony Gordon 
Goal
1 - 0
45'
Dodi Lukébakio
Yellow card
63'
Franjo Ivanović
Amar Dedić
Substitution
63'
Harvey Barnes
Jacob Murphy
Substitution
63'
Joelinton 
Jacob Ramsey
Substitution
70'
Harvey Barnes
Goal
2 - 0
83'
Harvey Barnes
Goal
3 - 0
85'
Anthony Elanga
Anthony Gordon 
Substitution
85'
William Osula
Nick Woltemade
Substitution
90'
Joe Willock
Bruno Guimarães
Substitution

Commentary

0'
First Half starts.
1'
Delay in match - Benfica
1'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
2'
Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United - won a free kick in defence.
2'
Fouled by Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica
3'
Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - won a free kick on the left wing.
3'
Fouled by Amar Dedic - Benfica
3'
Delay in match - injury Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica
4'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6'
Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - won a free kick on the left wing.
6'
Fouled by Amar Dedic - Benfica
7'
Shot blocked. Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Kieran Trippier.
8'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by António Silva.
9'
New attacking attempt. Dan Burn - Newcastle United - shot with the head from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica Assist - Kieran Trippier with a cross.
9'
Shot blocked. Lewis Miley - Newcastle United - shot with left foot from few metres is blocked.
10'
Fouled by Richard Ríos - Benfica
10'
Jacob Ramsey - Newcastle United - won a free kick in attack.
10'
New attacking attempt. Jacob Murphy - Newcastle United - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica
11'
Fouled by Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica
11'
Sven Botman - Newcastle United - won a free kick in defence.
12'
Fouled by Dan Burn - Newcastle United
12'
Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
15'
Fouled by Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United
15'
Heorhii Sudakov - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
15'
New attacking attempt. Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the right is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by Nick Pope - Newcastle United Assist - Enzo Barrenechea.
16'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Sven Botman.
17'
Fouled by Malick Thiaw - Newcastle United
17'
Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
17'
Malick Thiaw - Newcastle United - receive yellow card for a foul.
18'
Delay in match - injury Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica
19'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19'
Missed chance. Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Heorhii Sudakov.
20'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Nick Pope.
21'
Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - hits the left post with a shot with left foot from outside the box. Assist - Nicolás Otamendi with a head.
22'
Missed chance. Jacob Murphy - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Nick Woltemade.
23'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Dan Burn.
25'
Amar Dedic - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
25'
Fouled by Jacob Ramsey - Newcastle United
27'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
27'
Shot blocked. Dan Burn - Newcastle United - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kieran Trippier with a cross.
27'
New attacking attempt. Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from few metres is saved in the left corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica Assist - Dan Burn.
28'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
32'
Goal! Newcastle United 1, Benfica 0. Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Jacob Murphy.
35'
Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
35'
Fouled by Dan Burn - Newcastle United
36'
Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
36'
Fouled by Dan Burn - Newcastle United
37'
Fouled by Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United
37'
Richard Ríos - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
39'
Offside - Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães is in offside.
43'
New attacking attempt. Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner by Nick Pope - Newcastle United Assist - Richard Ríos.
43'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Nick Pope.
44'
Shot blocked. Heorhii Sudakov - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
44'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Nick Woltemade.
44'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
44'
Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - won a free kick in defence.
44'
Fouled by Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica
45'
Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - receive yellow card for a foul.
45'
Delay in match - injury Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United
45'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3
First Half ended - Newcastle United 1, Benfica 0.
45'
Second Half starts Newcastle United 1, Benfica 0.
46'
Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
46'
Fouled by Jacob Ramsey - Newcastle United
47'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by António Silva.
49'
Shot blocked. Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Vangelis Pavlidis.
50'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Sven Botman.
52'
Shot blocked. Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nick Woltemade.
52'
Shot blocked. Nick Woltemade - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jacob Ramsey.
52'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by António Silva.
52'
Missed chance. Lewis Miley - Newcastle United - shot with the head from few metres goes high. Assist - Kieran Trippier with a cross after corner.
54'
Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
54'
Fouled by Lewis Miley - Newcastle United
55'
New attacking attempt. Jacob Murphy - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica Assist - Lewis Miley.
55'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
55'
Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
55'
Fouled by Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United
57'
Missed chance. Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Dodi Lukébakio.
61'
Delay in match - injury Amar Dedic - Benfica
62'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63'
Substitution - Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes for Jacob Murphy.
63'
Substitution - Newcastle United. Joelinton for Jacob Ramsey.
63'
Substitution - Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic for Amar Dedic - injury.
64'
Offside - Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is in offside.
65'
Fouled by Kieran Trippier - Newcastle United
65'
Heorhii Sudakov - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
67'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by António Silva.
68'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis.
69'
Fouled by Harvey Barnes - Newcastle United
69'
Franjo Ivanovic - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
70'
Corner - Benfica. Conceded by Dan Burn.
70'
Goal! Newcastle United 2, Benfica 0. Harvey Barnes - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Nick Pope following a fast break.
73'
Offside - Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic is in offside.
74'
Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United - won a free kick on the right wing.
74'
Fouled by Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica
75'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Dodi Lukébakio.
77'
Dodi Lukébakio - Benfica - won a free kick on the left wing.
77'
Fouled by Sven Botman - Newcastle United
79'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
79'
Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
79'
Fouled by Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle United
80'
Enzo Barrenechea - Benfica - won a free kick in defence.
80'
Fouled by Joelinton - Newcastle United
80'
Fouled by Joelinton - Newcastle United
80'
Richard Ríos - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
81'
Missed chance. Anthony Gordon - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Nick Woltemade.
83'
Goal! Newcastle United 3, Benfica 0. Harvey Barnes - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Anthony Gordon.
85'
Substitution - Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga for Anthony Gordon.
85'
Substitution - Newcastle United. William Osula for Nick Woltemade.
89'
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
90'
Substitution - Newcastle United. Joe Willock for Bruno Guimarães.
90'
New attacking attempt. Sven Botman - Newcastle United - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica Assist - Anthony Elanga with a cross.
90'
Missed chance. Joe Willock - Newcastle United - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is close, but missed. Assist - Harvey Barnes with a cross after corner.
90'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1
New attacking attempt. Joelinton - Newcastle United - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica Assist - William Osula.
90'+1
Corner - Newcastle United. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
90'+2
New attacking attempt. Dan Burn - Newcastle United - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner by Anatoliy Trubin - Benfica
90'+3
Second Half ended - Newcastle United 3, Benfica 0.
Thats all. Game finished - Newcastle United 3, Benfica 0.

Statistics Newcastle United vs Benfica

Ball possession
52%
48%
417
Total Passes
388
352
Accurate Passes
315
12
Corner Kicks
8
17
Shots
9
7
Shots on target
2
14
Tackles
16
16
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0

Lineups Newcastle United vs Benfica

4-3-3
4-4-1-1
Asset 8 1
Pope
Asset 8 2
Trippier
Asset 8 12
Thiaw
Asset 8 4
Botman
Asset 8 33
Burn
Asset 8 39
Guimarães
Asset 8 67
Miley
Asset 8 41
Ramsey
Asset 8 23
Murphy
Asset 8 27
Woltemade
Asset 8 10
Gordon
Asset 8 1
Trubin
Asset 8 17
Dedić
Asset 8 4
Silva
Asset 8 30
Otamendi
Asset 8 44
Araújo
Asset 8 11
Lukebakio
Asset 8 20
Ríos
Asset 8 5
Barrenechea
Asset 8 8
Aursnes
Asset 8 10
Sudakov
Asset 8 14
Pavlidis
Newcastle United
Lineup
1 Nick Pope
2 Kieran Trippier
12 Malick Thiaw
4 Sven Botman
33 Dan Burn
39 Bruno Guimarães (C)
67 Lewis Miley
41 Jacob Ramsey
23 Jacob Murphy
27 Nick Woltemade
10 Anthony Gordon
Substitutes
7 Joelinton
11 Harvey Barnes
31 Max Thompson
32 Aaron Ramsdale
5 Fabian Schär
17 Emil Krafth
37 Alex Murphy
8 Sandro Tonali
20 Anthony Elanga
28 Joe Willock
18 William Osula
Coach
Eddie Howe
Benfica
Lineup
1 Anatoliy Trubin
17 Amar Dedić
4 António Silva
30 Nicolás Otamendi (C)
44 Tomás Araújo
11 Dodi Lukebakio
20 Richard Ríos
5 Enzo Barrenechea
8 Fredrik Aursnes
10 Georgiy Sudakov
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
Substitutes
24 Samuel Soares
66 Joshua Wynder
3 Rafael Obrador
26 Samuel Dahl
18 Leandro Barreiro
68 João Veloso
84 João Rêgo
86 Diogo Prioste
90 Ivan Lima
9 Franjo Ivanović
21 Andreas Schjelderup
39 Henrique Araújo
Coach
José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho

Match Newcastle United vs Benfica

Follow live the result of the match between Newcastle United and Benfica on Tuesday, 21th October 2025 at 07:00, a fixture of the UEFA Champions League (Europe)

The match will be held at the St. James' Park

The starting eleven for Newcastle United will be :Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Lewis Miley, Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon, the team formation will be 4-3-3.

The starting eleven for Benfica will be :Anatoliy Trubin, Amar Dedić, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Tomás Araújo, Dodi Lukebakio, Richard Ríos, Enzo Barrenechea, Fredrik Aursnes, Georgiy Sudakov, Vangelis Pavlidis, the team's playing system will be 4-4-1-1.

  • Last results of each team
  • Head-to-head between the two teams
  • Probable line-ups and official team compositions
  • Names of goal scorers, assist providers, and substitutions
  • Complete match statistics: ball possession, passes, successful passes, corners, shots, shots on target, tackles, fouls, yellow cards, red cards

Match Summary

Home win for Newcastle United against Benfica with a score of 3-0


Scorers Newcastle United:

Goal by Anthony Gordon  (32'), assist by Jacob Murphy
Goal by Harvey Barnes (70'), assist by Nick Pope
Goal by Harvey Barnes (83'), assist by Anthony Gordon