Newcastle 3-0 Benfica - Result & Match Stats (Champions League)

Updated 21 October 2025, after full time.

Newcastle vs Benfica - result

Newcastle 3-0 Benfica in the Champions League at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne on 21 October 2025. Scorers: Harvey Barnes ×2, Anthony Gordon for Newcastle.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Newcastle vs Benfica?

Newcastle 3-0 Benfica was the final score in the Champions League on Tuesday 21 October 2025 at St. James' Park. Scorers: Harvey Barnes (2), Anthony Gordon for Newcastle. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

Where was Newcastle vs Benfica played?

Newcastle vs Benfica was played at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne on Tuesday 21 October 2025, the home ground of Newcastle, which holds 52,409 people. It finished Newcastle 3-0 Benfica in the Champions League, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.

What is Newcastle's recent form?

Newcastle have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 6, with results reading L W L L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Fulham in the Premier League on 7 November.

What is Benfica's recent form?

Benfica have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 14 and conceding 4, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Lech Poznań in the Europa League on 5 November.

Who is the standout player for Newcastle?

Harvey Barnes leads Newcastle with 10 shots on target across their last 10 games, 1.0 a game, the most of any Newcastle player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Newcastle player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for Benfica?

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 a game, the most of any Benfica player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Benfica player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Newcastle vs Benfica?

Szymon Marciniak refereed Newcastle vs Benfica, averaging 23.0 fouls and 2.0 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Newcastle 3-0 Benfica: match stats

Stat	Newcastle	Benfica
Possession	52%	48%
Shots	19	7
Shots on target	10	2
Corners	12	8
Fouls	16	7
Yellow cards	1	1
Tackles	14	16
Passes	417	388

Newcastle vs Benfica goals and red cards

Newcastle: A. Gordon 32', H. Barnes 70', H. Barnes 83'.

Newcastle season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.3	10 of 20
Goals against	1.6	14 of 20
Shots	12.2	14 of 20
Shots on target	3.4	17 of 20
Fouls	12.1	8 of 20
Tackles	13	18 of 20
Passes	419.9	12 of 20
Corners	4.3	12 of 20

Newcastle player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Harvey Barnes (4), Joe Willock (3), Bazoumana Touré (2).
Assists: Amar Dedić (4), Harvey Barnes (2), Lewis Hall (2).
Shots: Harvey Barnes (34), Joe Willock (29), Yoane Wissa (28).
Fouls: Nico González (22), Yoane Wissa (15), Jacob Ramsey (14).

Benfica season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2.7	1 of 18
Goals against	0.8	5 of 18
Shots	18.6	1 of 18
Shots on target	6.2	2 of 18
Fouls	12.3	10 of 18
Tackles	15.4	12 of 18
Passes	556.8	3 of 18
Corners	7.3	1 of 18

Benfica player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (19), Gianluca Prestianni (11), Rafa Silva (6).
Assists: Gianluca Prestianni (6), Vangelis Pavlidis (5), Alexander Bah (3).
Shots: Gianluca Prestianni (63), Vangelis Pavlidis (61), Leandro Barreiro (32).
Fouls: Leandro Barreiro (26), Tomás Araújo (19), Clément Lenglet (17).