Newcastle host Qarabag tonight. Follow all the action with our live commentary…
Newcastle go into tonight’s game with Qarabag virtually guaranteed of their place in the Champions League round of 16.
The Magpies’ 6-1 win in Azerbaijan last week has rendered the return fixture a formality and boss Eddie Howe is likely to make wholesale changes to his starting XI.
That could see the likes of Leo Shahar and Alex Murphy given the chance to shine.
Qarabag will also make changes safe in the knowledge their hopes of progressing in the competition are over.
How to watch Newcastle United v Qarabag
Newcastle v Qarabag kicks off at 8pm UK time. It will be broadcast on Prime Video Sport (subscription required).
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Stats for Newcastle United v Qarabag
- Qarabag have played five previous matches away to English sides, losing all five by an aggregate score of 1-19, and failing to score in each of the last four trips.
- Newcastle last won a two-legged knockout stage tie in major European competition by five-plus goals in 2004-05 in the UEFA Cup (7-1 v Olympiacos in the last 16), while their biggest ever aggregate win is eight goals, achieved against Royal Antwerp in the UEFA Cup in 1994-95 (10-2 in a first-round tie).
- No team in major European competition history has lost the first leg of a two-legged knockout stage tie by five-plus goals and gone on to progress – this will be the 301st time a team have gone into a second leg after a five-plus goal defeat in the first leg.
- Newcastle have won five of their nine games in the Champions League this season (D2 L2) – if they win here, it will be the most victories they’ve achieved in a single edition (6), overtaking their five from 12 games in 2002-03.
- Newcastle have scored in each of their last 11 matches in the Champions League (25 goals scored); only Bayern Munich (15) are on a longer streak of consecutive games scored.
- Qarabag have conceded 27 goals in nine matches in the Champions League this season, already just one shy of the most conceded by a team in a single edition (since 1992-93): 28 by Bayer Leverkusen in 2001-02 (17 games played).
- Gordon has netted 10 goals in 15 appearances in the Champions League; the second quickest an English player has reached double figures for goals in the competition, only behind Harry Kane (12 appearances).
- The only players with more goals for an English club in a single edition in the European Cup/Champions League are Ruud van Nistelrooy (12 for Manchester United in 2002-03) and Erling Haaland (12 for Manchester City in 2022-23).
