Newcastle vs Barcelona

DWLDWWGoals 16-15

WLWWWWGoals 21-9

St. James' Park, Newcastle · Capacity 52,758 · grass · Referee: G. Nyberg

Match events

28'Joelinton
45+2'D. Burn
45'Gerard Martín
58'Marcus Rashford (Jules Kounde)
62'Harvey Barnes (Nick Woltemade)
62'Joelinton (Joe Willock)
63'Fabian Schär (M. Thiaw)
63'Anthony Elanga (J. Murphy)
67'Marcus Rashford
69'Pau Cubarsí (Ferran Torres)
70'R. Lewandowski (Andreas Christensen)
75'Fermin
76'Kieran Trippier (Sven Botman)
81'Gerard Martín (Eric García)
81'Marcus Rashford (Dani Olmo)
82'Frenkie de Jong
90+3'Fermin (Marc Casadó)
90+7'Marc Casadó
90'Anthony Gordon (J. Murphy)

Lineups

Newcastle

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

E. HoweCoach

H. Flick

Match trends

Newcastle have averaged 1.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Barcelona have averaged 2.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.

Head-to-head

Last 2 meetings

0Newcastle wins

1Draws

1Barcelona wins

3-8Goals

7–2Mar 18, 2026, 5:45 PM

Newcastle

1–1Mar 10, 2026, 8:00 PM

Pre-match comparison

1.6Goals scored per game2.1

1.5Goals conceded per game0.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

G. Nyberg

3.76Yellow cards / game

0.18Red cards / game

0.18Penalties scored / game

Based on 17 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Newcastle

0-15'

10%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

30%

46-60'

20%

61-75'

20%

76-90+'

20%

Barcelona

0-15'

7.7%

16-30'

7.7%

31-45'

30.8%

46-60'

7.7%

61-75'

15.4%

76-90+'

30.8%

Match statistics

36%Possession64%

1.46Expected goals (xG)1.31

6Shots on target5

10Total shots19

1Shots off target8

3Blocked shots6

7Shots inside the box14

3Shots outside the box5

6Corners4

3Offsides0

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

—Red cards—

3Goalkeeper saves5

282Total passes539

205Accurate passes462

73%Pass accuracy86%

Player ratings

1Marcus RashfordBarcelona⚽ 28.9
2Joan GarcíaBarcelona8.9
3Nick PopeNewcastle7.9
4Anthony GordonNewcastle⚽ 17.6
5RaphinhaBarcelona7.3
6Frenkie de JongBarcelona🟨7.3

Box score

Newcastle

2Kieran TrippierD · 76'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles4

Duels50%

5Fabian SchärD · 63'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles1

Duels50%

1Nick PopeG · 90'

7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels0%

33

33D. BurnD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles1

Duels38%

10Anthony GordonF · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels43%

7JoelintonM · 62'

🟨6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels63%

21Valentino LivramentoD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels50%

11

11Harvey BarnesF · 62'

6.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels—

39Bruno Guimarães (C)M · 90'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes25%

Tackles2

Duels36%

8Sandro TonaliM · 90'

6.2

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels44%

20Anthony ElangaF · 63'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels0%

Bench (12)

17Emil KrafthD

—

28Joe WillockM · 28'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles1

Duels50%

23

23J. MurphyM · 27'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels50%

32Aaron RamsdaleG

—

4

4Sven BotmanD · 14'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels50%

18William OsulaF

—

27Nick WoltemadeF · 28'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels33%

3Lewis HallD

—

31

31M. ThompsonG

—

12

12M. ThiawD · 27'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels40%

37Alex MurphyD

—

67Lewis MileyM

—

Barcelona

14Marcus RashfordM · 82'

⚽ 28.9

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes29%

Tackles1

Duels33%

9

9R. LewandowskiF · 70'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels57%

11RaphinhaM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes32%

Tackles2

Duels56%

13Joan GarcíaG · 90'

8.9

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels—

4

4Ronald Araujo (C)D · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles1

Duels67%

21Frenkie de JongM · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes86%

Tackles3

Duels50%

8PedriM · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes84%

Tackles4

Duels75%

23Jules KoundeD · 90'

🅰️ 16.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes39%

Tackles3

Duels55%

18Gerard MartínD · 81'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles—

Duels67%

5Pau CubarsíD · 69'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles1

Duels67%

16FerminM · 89'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes25%

Tackles5

Duels36%

Bench (11)

28Roony BardghjiF

—

25Wojciech SzczęsnyG

—

15Andreas ChristensenD · 20'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels—

7Ferran TorresF · 21'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels67%

24Eric GarcíaD · 9'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels100%

17Marc CasadóM · 1'

🟨—

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels0%

20Dani OlmoM · 8'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels100%

31Diego KochenG

—

22

22M. BernalM

—

26Jofre Torrents D

—

29Toni FernándezF

—

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