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Gordon scores four as Newcastle hammer Qarabag to move to brink of last 16
Anthony Gordon became the second player in Champions League history to score four first-half goals, powering Newcastle to a commanding 6-1 victory in the playoff first leg.
- On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Anthony Gordon struck four times in the first half as Newcastle United beat FK Qarabag 6-1 at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku.
- With 16 shots in the first half, Newcastle United dominated as Anthony Gordon converted two penalties and Malick Thiaw scored from a corner to build control.
- The 24-year-old English forward's 33-minute hat trick was the fastest by an Englishman in the Champions League, making him just the third Newcastle player with a hat trick and surpassing Alan Shearer's six-goal record.
- Next week at St James' Park, Newcastle were 5-0 up by halftime and, barring an unlikely collapse, are all but in the last 16, with Jacob Murphy's strike sealing the win.
- For Newcastle the result is significant because they scored six in European competition for the first time in their 149th match, and the win positions them to face Barcelona or Chelsea in the last 16.
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Anthony Gordon was Wednesday’s star footballer in Europe and the figure of the week at the start of the Champions League playoffs. Newcastle’s striker scored four goals in the first half of his team’s 6-1 over Qarabag in Azerbaijan. He was cheered by fans who traveled to Baku and applauded by his teammates as he was replaced in the middle of the second stage, Gordon built his harvest in just 43 minutes. A record.
Newcastle scored five goals against Qarabag in one half and can already feel like they are in the round of 16.
Newcastle doesn't give Qarabag a chance in the first round of the eight-elfinal playoffs at 6:1. Atletico plays at Bruges 3:3.
Newcastle United scores six goals in the middle of the intermediate round - but Nick Woltemade goes out empty. Another striker hits four times for that. A club from Norway provides a surprise.
Associated Press - Anthony Gordon scored four first-half goals as Newcastle thrashed Qarabag 6-1 in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday. Newcastle went into halftime with a 5-0 lead in Azerbaijan and, barring an unlikely collapse in next week's home return leg, are cruising to the knockout stage. Gordon completed his hat trick in 33 minutes at Baku's Tofik Bakhramov Stadium and added a fourth in first-half stoppage time. Malick Thiaw also…
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