Newcastle v Qarabag

Newcastle ended the tie within the first 30 minutes in Azerbaijan. They took their foot off the gas in the 2^nd half and left with a 6-1 1^st leg advantage. Will a 2^nd string Newcastle side rack up the goals again?

Newcastle v Qarabag – St James Park 21:00 CET

Team News:

Long missing list for the home side with Thiaw suspended and Miley, Wissa, Livramento, Schar, Guimaraes and Botman out injured.

Bahlul Mustafazada is the only missing man for the visitors.

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Formations:

4-3-3 for Newcastle again with the same direct, pacey attack. Set pieces are a real source of danger for them too with a lot of big men.

4-2-3-1 for Qarabag who will be tourists in this one as they are out of the tie. They never got used to the ferocity and speed of Newcastle and couldn’t match them in any area.

Statistics:

Referee: Davide Massa (ITA) (Average cards 4.69 Yellow 0.14 Red)

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Match Preview:

Newcastle ended the group stage in 12^th with 4 wins from their 8 games. At home they won 3 of their 4 games. In EPL they are struggling however, sitting 11^th the league as they try to juggle two fronts and a long injury list. Recent overall form is mixed with 3 wins and 3 losses in the last 6 games.

Qarabag ended the group in 22^nd after 3 wins from their 8 games. Away form for them was not great with 1 win out of 4 matches. They shipped 6 goals in each of their last two competition games with Newcastle in 1^st leg and Liverpool in the group stage tearing them apart. Their last Azerbaijan Misli league game was postponed allowing them to prepare for this match.

Betting Preview:

In all the time a team has held a five-goal lead (91 occasions) heading into the 2^nd leg of a Champions League knockout stage they have progressed. Newcastle will be professional and see this game out. We will see a few changes of personnel for this one as they have a long injury list they don’t want to add to. Back Newcastle win to nil.