Newcastle United return to the consolation of St. James Park to tackle Qarabag FK within the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie.
There shall be delight on the road in Tyneside later tonight, however little or no jeopardy.
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The Magpies return house to finish the formalities of their Champions League play-off tie in opposition to Qarabag after obliterating tonight’s guests 6-1 within the first leg in Azerbaijan.
Eddie Howe’s facet had been ruthless away from house. They turned the tie right into a one-sided contest inside 90 outstanding minutes, with Anthony Gordon working the present.
Regardless of struggling to make any actual impression within the Premier League, Gordon has been a special beast within the Champions League this season.
The England worldwide put in a efficiency that may go down within the historical past books after turning into the primary Newcastle participant to attain 4 objectives in a single Champions League match.
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He additionally scored the quickest hat-trick by an English participant within the Champions League, taking his tally to 10 objectives for the marketing campaign, which is a brand new membership document in Europe’s premier match.
Malick Thiaw and Jacob Murphy added their names to the scoresheet as Newcastle tore by means of their opponents with tempo and precision.
Having already completed the job in Azerbaijan, it’ll take the mom of all capitulations for Newcastle to throw it away at .
How Newcastle may line up
Howe could take the chance to present a lot of his heavy hitters a breather in tonight’s mid-week motion, which implies the Magpies may welcome Qarabag with a second-string line-up.
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Aaron Ramsdale ought to substitute Nick Pope in objective, whereas Sven Botman and Alex Murphy, who’s poised to make his Champions League debut, come into the XI to companion Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn in defence.
Joelinton can also be prone to return to the XI instead of Jacob Ramsey whereas Sandro Tonali and Joe Willock reprise their roles in midfield.
Qarabag can count on to face an all-new frontline with Harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy offering back-up for striker William Osula.