Newcastle delivered a heavy blow in Azerbaijan and moved one step away from the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The English team crushed Qarabag 6-1 in Baku, with a historic performance from forward Anthony Gordon, who scored four goals in the first half. The winger opened the scoring in the third minute, and the lead was expanded to two before the ten-minute mark with a goal from Malick Thiaw. The hosts quickly lost their shape and committed defensive errors that Newcastle did not forgive: Gordon converted a penalty and, after winning the ball back from the kickoff, completed his hat-trick. He then converted another penalty to make it four, becoming the second player in history to score four goals in a single half in the Champions League.
In the second half, Elvin Cafarquliyev pulled one back for Qarabag, but Jacob Murphy sealed the definitive 6-1 score.