Newcastle v Paris Saint-Germain result

Full-time · Newcastle 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:00 BST · St. James' Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Newcastle 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain — Newcastle won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newcastle beat Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 at St. James' Park in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 4 October. Newcastle are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Newcastle led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Newcastle: M. Almirón (17’), D. Burn (39’, assisted by Bruno Guimarães), Sean Longstaff (50’, assisted by Kieran Trippier) and Fabian Schär (90’, assisted by Jacob Murphy); Paris Saint-Germain: Lucas Hernández (56’, assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Newcastle 0.94, Paris Saint-Germain 0.93, from 12 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

I. Kovacs showed seven yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Newcastle: Bruno Guimarães (45+7’), Anthony Gordon (70’) and Nicholas Pope (87’); Paris Saint-Germain: Lucas Hernández (38’), A. Hakimi (43’), O. Dembélé (67’) and Warren Zaïre-Emery (81’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Fabian Schär (Newcastle) 6.6, M. Almirón (Newcastle) 6.3 and Sean Longstaff (Newcastle) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Newcastle next travel to Crystal Palace on 25 October 2026.

Paris Saint-Germain next host Barcelona on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newcastle: Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Paris Saint-Germain: Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newcastle 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain · UEFA Champions League
Venue: St. James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: I. Kovacs
Recent form: Newcastle 4W 1D 0L · Paris Saint-Germain 3W 1D 1L

Newcastle 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 2

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.43 / 6.5

Corners

against 5 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.71 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 1.25

Cards

against 3.57 / 2.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

5.2 yellows

Referee · I. Kovacs

1.6 home / 3.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newcastle for / against	Line	Paris Saint-Germain for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.43 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.71 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	17.5 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.71 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.38 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: I. Kovacs — 5.2 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 23.6 fouls over 5 matches (1.6 to the home side, 3.6 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 3.6

Newcastle

Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Joelinton n 8	70	3.7 7/6	0.8 3/2	—
Bruno Guimarães n 8	83.3	1.8 6/4	2.6 8/5	M. Ugarte
S. Tonali n 8	61.1	1.8 6/2	0.7 4/0	M. Ugarte
T. Livramento n 8	24.5	1.8 1/1	1.8 3/1	—
F. Schär n 8	78.9	1.6 7/2	0.6 3/1	A. Hakimi

Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	38	4.4 5/4	3.3 4/2
A. Isak n 8	67	2.2 6/3	1.3 5/1
A. Gordon n 8	73	1.8 6/2	1.2 4/2
H. Barnes n 8	34.5	1.6 4/1	1.3 3/1
M. Almirón n 8	58.1	1.5 3/2	0.6 3/0

Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	38	1.2 4/0	0 0/0
H. Barnes n 8	34.5	0.7 2/0	0.3 1/0
A. Isak n 8	67	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
K. Trippier n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
A. Gordon n 8	73	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Livramento n 8	24.5	6 5/2
Lewis Hall n 8	67.3	2.8 6/5
E. Anderson n 8	40.8	2.8 7/2
A. Gordon n 8	73	2.6 7/6
Joelinton n 8	70	2.6 5/5

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Kolo Muani n 8	74.9	2.6 8/5	2 7/5	—
A. Hakimi n 8	89.1	1.6 6/4	1.1 6/2	F. Schär
H. Ekitike n 8	42.1	1.6 4/2	0.8 3/0	—
N. Mukiele n 8	53.6	1.5 5/2	0.8 4/0	—
M. Ugarte n 8	80.3	1.4 5/2	1.1 6/2	S. Tonali

Paris Saint-Germain — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kylian Mbappé n 8	76.4	3.8 8/6	2.2 7/5
Gonçalo Ramos n 8	51.8	3.5 8/4	1.7 6/2
H. Ekitike n 8	42.1	3.5 5/4	1.6 4/2
R. Kolo Muani n 8	74.9	2.4 7/4	1.4 5/2
A. Hakimi n 8	89.1	1.8 7/6	0.8 6/0

Paris Saint-Germain — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kylian Mbappé n 8	76.4	1.3 6/3	0 0/0
Gonçalo Ramos n 8	51.8	0.9 2/2	0 0/0
R. Kolo Muani n 8	74.9	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
Marco Asensio n 8	61.6	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
A. Hakimi n 8	89.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0

Paris Saint-Germain — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ugarte n 8	80.3	3.8 8/5
W. Zaïre-Emery n 8	81	2.5 5/5
B. Barcola n 8	68.1	2.3 4/3
L. Hernández n 8	81.5	2.2 8/5
Fabián Ruiz n 8	47.1	1.9 4/2

Paris Saint-Germain — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2.8 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newcastle		Paris Saint-Germain
27%	Possession	73%
0.94	Expected goals (xG)	0.93
12	Shots	11
8	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	5
1	Corners	8
0	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
245	Passes	664
68%	Pass accuracy	88%

Newcastle player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Pope	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Trippier	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7.7
J. Lascelles	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
F. Schär	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	7.9
D. Burn	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
S. Longstaff	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Bruno Guimarães	90	0	1	2	2	2	2	Y	7.2
A. Isak	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
A. Gordon	89	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
M. Almirón	71	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.5
S. Tonali	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
E. Anderson sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Murphy sub	19	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
M. Targett sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Paris Saint-Germain player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Donnarumma	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Hakimi	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	Y	6.2
Marquinhos	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.9
M. Škriniar	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.9
L. Hernández	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7
W. Zaïre-Emery	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	Y	7.2
O. Dembélé	90	0	0	3	1	0	1	Y	6.6
Kylian Mbappé	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
Gonçalo Ramos	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Ugarte	64	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
R. Kolo Muani	57	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
B. Barcola sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Vitinha sub	26	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newcastle v Paris Saint-Germain — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NewcastleWDWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0 conceded per game

Paris Saint-GermainWLWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newcastle#4 pos5 pts6 pl-1 GD

Paris Saint-Germain#2 pos8 pts6 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Newcastle scored1

Paris Saint-Germain scored1.5

Newcastle conceded1.17

Paris Saint-Germain conceded1.33

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