Newcastle thrash Qarabag as Gordon hits four
Antonio Cassano slams Sandro Tonali, saying he ‘runs and runs’ and is ‘poor’, suggesting the Newcastle midfielder should ‘do athletics’ instead.
Gordon scores four in a 6-1 win at Qarabag, sets the fastest Champions League hat-trick by an Englishman, hits 10 in the competition, and dismisses Arsenal or Liverpool links as ‘a load of rubbish’.
Report claims Nick Woltemade is unsettled and open to a Bundesliga return despite 10 goals in 38 for Newcastle, with Stuttgart and Bayern linked. Adaptation, minutes and role cited as issues.
Gordon and Trippier clear air after spat over second penalty in 6-1 win at Qarabag. Trippier says emotions ran high, Gordon stresses he is penalty taker. Both praise the performance after the four-goal haul.
Predicted Man City XI to face Newcastle includes Haaland up front, with Donnarumma, Dias, Bernardo and Rodri also starting.
Louis Saha says Newcastle can hurt any team and be a real Champions League contender after the 6-1 at Qarabag, urging a deep run alongside recent trophy progress.
Odysseas Vlachodimos, signed for £20m, wants a permanent Sevilla move after his loan. With Pope and Ramsdale at Newcastle, a sale is likely even at a loss to secure regular football.
Newcastle’s 6-1 at Qarabag all but seals last-16 Champions League progress, triggering about €11m, though UEFA’s value pillar leaves NUFC well behind other English clubs’ payouts.
UEFA panel name Gordon player of the match for four goals, movement and runs behind Qarabag. Newcastle win 6-1, with Thiaw and Murphy also scoring. Qarabag keeper denies more amid 14 shots on target.
Gordon scores four as Newcastle thrash Qarabag 6-1 in Baku. Thiaw heads one, Murphy adds late sixth. Gordon nets two penalties, completes hat-trick before half-time to reach 10 Champions League goals.
Newcastle host Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round on Sat 7 Mar, 8pm, live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.
Injured captain Bruno Guimaraes cheers 6-1 Qarabag win from a hyperbaric chamber in Brazil as Gordon nets four and Thiaw, Murphy score. Newcastle record a third straight away victory without their skipper.
Ex-Newcastle full-back Habib Beye becomes Marseille head coach after leaving Rennes, with his first game against Brest.
Newcastle are ‘particularly interested’ in Atalanta defender Odilon Kossounou, valued around €25m, seen as an ideal strategic addition for Eddie Howe’s defence this summer.
Howe urges focus despite 6-1 first-leg lead over Qarabag. Gordon hits four, Thiaw and Murphy score. He praises pressing, and urges professionalism ahead of the St James’ Park return.
Newcastle scout Omari Hutchinson to bolster the right wing. The 22-year-old cost Forest £37.5m and fits Howe’s versatile profile, but a deal would need a compelling offer amid Elanga’s inconsistent form.
