Instead, we saw Anthony Gordon and his captain Kieran Trippier continuing their spirited debate surrounding the penalty scored only seconds before to secure Newcastle's fifth. The 24-year-old Englishman took the penalty himself, scored his fourth goal, Newcastle’s fifth, and, really, you should want a smidge selfishness in your striker. Gordon was leading the line for Eddie Howe’s side in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku. It was an elite opener from Newcastle with Howe rewarded for packing his front line with so much speed. Newcastle's keeper quartetWhile Newcastle had more than enough talent to terrorise Qarabag, their substitutes’ bench was unusual in featuring three goalkeepers.

Source: Metro February 18, 2026 21:59 UTC