Union SG v Newcastle live: Anthony Gordon scores brace as Magpies record biggest ever Champions League win
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle: Anthony Gordon brace helps Magpies to three points in the Champions League
Newcastle picked up their first points of the new Champions League campaign tonight as goals from Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes helped them to a win over Belgian champions Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
The visitors dominated the match from the opening stages as Anthony Elanga and Sandro Tonali created several openings, with the Italian helping to open the scoring as his first-time effort was flicked in brilliantly by Woltemade.
Newcastle tried to press home their advantage from there and were given the chance to do so when Elanga was brought down in the box, with Gordon needing no invitation as he converted from the spot.
And a fortunate second-half penalty meant Gordon finished the game as a contest within 65 minutes, with the visitors putting the icing on the cake with a superb counter-attacking goal finished off by Harvey Barnes late on.
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Next up
Newcastle will look to build on this win when they face Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the Premier League.
That match is a 2pm kick-off on 5 October, and is both sides’ last game before the international break.
Match stats
Newcastle have registered their biggest-ever Champions League win, while it was their biggest away win in major European competition since beating Sochaux 4-0 in the UEFA Cup in November 2004.
Nick Woltemade became the first Newcastle player to score on both his first Premier League start and first Champions League start for the club.
Anthony Gordon scored two penalties tonight, becoming the third Englishman to do so in a Champions League match, along with Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane.
Remaining Champions League matches
Here are the rest of tonight’s matches in the Champions League:
Arsenal vs Olympiacos
AS Monaco vs Man City
Barcelona vs PSG
Dortmund vs Bilbao
Napoli vs Sporting
Villarreal vs Juventus
Leverkusen vs PSV
FULL-TIME! Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
FULL-TIME! Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
That result is Newcastle’s biggest ever win in the Champions League proper (i.e. not including qualifying matches).
FULL-TIME! Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
The referee brings the match to an end and it’s a superb three points away from home for Newcastle!
They were expected to win but the manner in which they did so will have impressed both the fans and Eddie Howe.
Anthony Gordon will get the headlines with his brace but Anthony Elanga and Nick Woltemade were both superb at points too.
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
90 +2 mins
Neither side looks particularly tired all things considered by there are some tired passes being played as we approach the final whistle.
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
90 mins
We’ll have just four minutes of added time here. No need for more!
Barnes almost finds himself one-v-one as Tonali’s chance ricochets to him, before the ‘keeper makes a superb stop as Tonali fizzes a first-time shot that he tips over the bar!
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle
88 mins
Tonali is showing some impressive energy out there as he launches another counter from his own half, though Newcastle are forced backwards.
It’s been an encouraging night for the visitors, in many respects.
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