Newcastle vs Benfica 21/10/2025

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

Nicholas David

#1Pope

Sven

#4Botman

Malick

#12Thiaw

Daniel Johnson

#33Burn

Kieran John

#2Trippier

Lewis

#67Miley

Jacob Matthew

#41Ramsey

Bruno

#39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura

Anthony Michael

#10Gordon

Nick

#27Woltemade

Jacob Kai

#23Murphy

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

Jamaal

Jamaal Lascelles

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late January 2026

Fabian Lukas

Fabian Lukas Schär

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Emil Henry Kristoffer

Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late January 2026

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson Burn

Defender

Rib injury

Return: Late January 2026

Anthony David Junior

Anthony David Junior Elanga

Forward

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Valentino Francisco

Valentino Francisco Livramento

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late January 2026

William Idamudia Daugaard

William Idamudia Daugaard Osula

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late January 2026

Manager

Newcastle

Eddie Howe

Newcastle

Formation

4-3-3

Nicholas David

#1Pope

Sven

#4Botman

Malick

#12Thiaw

Daniel Johnson

#33Burn

Kieran John

#2Trippier

Lewis

#67Miley

Jacob Matthew

#41Ramsey

Bruno

#39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura

Anthony Michael

#10Gordon

Nick

#27Woltemade

Jacob Kai

#23Murphy

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

Jamaal

Jamaal Lascelles

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late January 2026

Fabian Lukas

Fabian Lukas Schär

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Emil Henry Kristoffer

Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late January 2026

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson Burn

Defender

Rib injury

Return: Late January 2026

Anthony David Junior

Anthony David Junior Elanga

Forward

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Valentino Francisco

Valentino Francisco Livramento

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late January 2026

William Idamudia Daugaard

William Idamudia Daugaard Osula

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late January 2026

Manager

Newcastle

Eddie Howe

Benfica

Formation

4-2-3-1

Anatolii

#1Trubin

Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo

#30Otamendi

António João

#4Pereira Albuquerque Tavares Silva

Tomás

#44Lemos Araújo

Amar

#17Dedić

Enzo Alan Tomás

#5Barrenechea

Richard

#20Ríos Montoya

Georgiy

#10Sudakov

Fredrik

#8Aursnes

Dodi

#11Lukébakio Ngandoli

Vangelis

#14Pavlidis

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

Armindo

Armindo Tué Na Bangna

Forward

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Doubtful

Dodi

Dodi Lukébakio Ngandoli

Forward

Broken ankle

Return: Late March 2026

Alexander Hartmann

Alexander Hartmann Bah

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Doubtful

Samuel

Samuel Jumpe Soares

Goalkeeper

Muscle injury

Return: Algunos días

Henrique

Henrique Pereira Araújo

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Algunos días

Manager

Benfica

José Mourinho

Head-to-head

3 matches

Newcastle

Newcastle

2

Wins

1

Draws

0

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	6	6	0	0	17:1	+16	18	WWWWW
2	Bayern Munich	6	5	0	1	18:7	+11	15	WWWLW
3	PSG	6	4	1	1	19:8	+11	13	WWLWD
4	Manchester City	6	4	1	1	12:6	+6	13	DWWLW
5	Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8:6	+2	13	WDWWW
6	Inter	6	4	0	2	12:4	+8	12	WWWLL
7	Real Madrid	6	4	0	2	13:7	+6	12	WWLWL
8	Atlético de Madrid	6	4	0	2	15:12	+3	12	WLWWW
9	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11:8	+3	12	LWWLW
10	Dortmund	6	3	2	1	19:13	+6	11	WWLWD
11	Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	13:7	+6	11	DDWLW
12	Newcastle	6	3	1	2	13:6	+7	10	WWWLD
13	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13:8	+5	10	WWDWL
14	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12:8	+4	10	LWDWL
15	Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14:11	+3	10	LWDLW
16	Marseille	6	3	0	3	11:8	+3	9	WLLWW
17	Juventus	6	2	3	1	12:10	+2	9	DLDWW
18	Galatasaray SK	6	3	0	3	8:8	0	9	WWWLL
19	Monaco	6	2	3	1	7:8	-1	9	DDWDW
20	Bayer Leverkusen	6	2	3	1	10:12	-2	9	DLWWD
21	PSV	6	2	2	2	15:11	+4	8	DWDWL
22	Qarabag	6	2	1	3	10:13	-3	7	WLDLL
23	Napoli	6	2	1	3	6:11	-5	7	WLDWL
24	FC Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10:16	-6	7	LLLWW
25	Benfica	6	2	0	4	6:8	-2	6	LLLWW
26	Pafos	6	1	3	2	4:9	-5	6	LDWDL
27	Royale Union SG	6	2	0	4	7:15	-8	6	LLLWL
28	Athletic	6	1	2	3	4:9	-5	5	LWLDD
29	Olympiacos	6	1	2	3	6:13	-7	5	LLDLW
30	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8:16	-8	4	LLDLL
31	Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	8:16	-8	4	LLDLL
32	FK Bodo Glimt	6	0	3	3	9:13	-4	3	DLLLD
33	Slavia Prague	6	0	3	3	2:11	-9	3	LDLDL
34	Ajax	6	1	0	5	5:18	-13	3	LLLLW
35	Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4:13	-9	1	DLLLL
36	Kairat Almaty	6	0	1	5	4:15	-11	1	LDLLL

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.