CompetitionUEFA Champions League
Venue
- Venue
- St James' Park, Newcastle
Match
- Referee
- S. Marciniak
- Round
- League Stage - 3
- Date
- 2025-10-21T19:00:00Z
Newcastle (Home)
Benfica (Away)
Head to head
Match headlines
- Scott earns first cap - but which other Cherries have played for England?
- Newcastle United transfer news: Nick Pope plans 'revealed' amid struggles under Matthias Jaissle
- Kone reveals what surprised him most about Zidane: ‘He hasn’t lost it’
- Kone reveals what surprised him most about Zidane: ‘He hasn’t lost it’
- Kone: ‘An important match for Italy against France, a complicated period for them’
- Kone: ‘An important match for Italy against France, a complicated period for them’
- Manu Kone fully focused on Roma after failed Chelsea transfer
- Manu Kone: “A lot of things happened this summer, but I will give my all for Roma.”
Newcastle created the clearer chances on xG (2.63 vs 0.33, Δ 2.30). Newcastle fired more attempts (19 vs 7 shots). Newcastle was more accurate in front of goal (53% on target vs 29%).
Newcastle outperformed their xG by 0.4 goals (3 scored vs 2.63 xG).