Overview
- Opta cited Gordon as just the second player ever to score four first-half goals in a Champions League match, following Luiz Adriano in 2014.
- The first leg in Baku finished 6-1, giving Newcastle a commanding aggregate lead going into the home fixture next week.
- Gordon completed a hat-trick inside 33 minutes and added a fourth in first-half stoppage time, with Malick Thiaw and Jacob Murphy also scoring for Newcastle and Elvin Jafarguliyev netting for Qarabag.
- Newcastle led 5-0 at halftime after unleashing 16 first‑half shots in a dominant display at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.
- A brief disagreement over a late first‑half penalty between Gordon and captain Kieran Trippier was played down afterward, with both appearing together on camera to emphasize team unity.