Newcastle United vs FK Qarabag Preview

Newcastle United return to St. James’ Park on Tuesday evening for their Champions League league phase clash with FK Qarabag, carrying the confidence of a 6-1 demolition of the Azerbaijanis in the first leg just six days ago. Despite a setback in the Premier League at the weekend, the Magpies will be expected to make it a comfortable double over their outclassed opponents on Tyneside. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Newcastle’s most recent outing ended in a 2-1 defeat away at Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Prior to that, they delivered that stunning 6-1 away win at FK Qarabag in the Champions League. Before that, further away wins against Aston Villa (1-3) and Tottenham Hotspur (1-2) sit in this sequence, with a 2-3 home defeat to Brentford also in the last five. The Magpies are carrying a significant injury list, with Lewis Miley, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schär, Bruno Guimarães, Yoane Wissa, Sven Botman and Malick Thiaw all ruled out — a damaging set of absences across defence and midfield that will test the depth of the squad.

FK Qarabag arrive at St. James’ having conceded six on home soil in the first leg and with precious little to play for. Their most recent outing was that heavy 1-6 home defeat to Newcastle. Prior to that, they were beaten 6-0 away at Liverpool. Before that, a 3-2 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt offered a brief highlight, with home defeats to Ajax (2-4) and a 2-0 away loss to Napoli also in this five-match run. The Azerbaijani side have shown they can compete in European football on their day, but this has been a brutal Champions League campaign. Bahlul Mustafazada and Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev are both listed as doubtful ahead of the trip to England.

The only meeting between these two sides is the first leg six days ago, which Newcastle won 6-1 away in Baku, establishing a commanding advantage that makes Tuesday evening’s fixture something of a formality.

UK viewers able to watch on Amazon Prime Video, US fans can follow on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, while Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport, and German viewers have DAZN Germany.

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Newcastle United (4-3-3) Pope, Trippier, Burn, Tonali, Murphy, Joelinton, Barnes, Hall, Ramsey, Gordon, Woltemade

FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1) Kochalski, Cafarquliyev, Medina, Jankovic, Hüseynov, Montiel, Durán, Zoubir, Andrade, Bicalho, Silva

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Injured Players:

Newcastle United: Lewis Miley (Out), Tino Livramento (Out), Fabian Schär (Out), Bruno Guimarães (Out), Yoane Wissa (Out), Sven Botman (Out), Malick Thiaw (Out)

FK Qarabag: Bahlul Mustafazada (Doubtful), Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (Doubtful)

Newcastle face a severe injury crisis with seven players ruled out, creating significant gaps across the defensive line and midfield. Qarabag’s concerns are more limited, with two doubtful players, though neither side will be fielding their strongest possible line-up for what is effectively a dead rubber.

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Newcastle United – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Manchester City	2-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	FK Qarabag	1-6	Newcastle United	Champions League	Feb 18, 2026
W	Aston Villa	1-3	Newcastle United	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026
W	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2026
L	Newcastle United	2-3	Brentford	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026

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FK Qarabag – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	FK Qarabag	1-6	Newcastle United	Champions League	Feb 18, 2026
L	Liverpool	6-0	FK Qarabag	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
W	FK Qarabag	3-2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Champions League	Jan 21, 2026
L	FK Qarabag	2-4	Ajax Amsterdam	Champions League	Dec 10, 2025
L	Napoli	2-0	FK Qarabag	Champions League	Nov 25, 2025

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Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
FK Qarabag	1-6	Newcastle United	Feb 18, 2026

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Amazon Prime Video, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	Amazon Prime Video, Premier Sports ROI 1, BBC Radio 5 Live
USA	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	Canal+ Sport360, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 2
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 5
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 2
Portugal	DAZN2 Portugal, DAZN Portugal