It ended Newcastle 2 Fulham 1.
Jacob Murphy did very well to close down Last Man Bassey and steal the ball. His run took him outside the penalty area and the low shot landed perfectly in the corner.
He could and should have had a second not long after as a brilliant first pass from Gordon gave Murphy even more time to think, one on one with the keeper. This time, however, the shot into the area wasn’t as clinical, allowing Leno to make a good save.
After Lukic equalized in the second half, it became even more of a battle.
However, United dominated in the final fifteen minutes and pressed ruthlessly for the winner, with the substitutes making the difference with fresh legs.
Will Osula did well to force Leno into a desperate save and Bruno followed up with the winner in the 90th minute! Phew!!
Looking at the individuals in black and white, it’s interesting to get an independent perspective on how this turned out.
‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted by their influence within the game.
“Every major event is taken into account, with any positive or negative impact on viewing figures weighed in relation to the area of the pitch and its outcome.”
Now who scored have published their automated player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Benfica 1 match:
(The Whoscored display can only show four subs at a time, Will Osula rated 6.4)
As you can see, five players were rated 7.0 or higher, four of which played for United.
The automated ratings were right for Bruno (7.8), man of the match, he missed a great headed chance at 1-1 BUT kept going and a real captain’s performance, never stopped running and got his late reward.
Jacob Murphy (7.4), the second highest rated NUFC star, did well in his hour on the pitch and also hit the post from a tight angle.
Joelinton (7.3) had one of his best performances of the season and was heavily involved in the middle of the pitch.
While Kieran Trippier (7.2) has been so consistent with the quality of his performances this season.
Newcastle 2 Fulham 1 – Saturday 25 October 2025 3pm
(Statistics via BBC Sports)
Goals:
Newcastle United:
Murphy 18, Bruno 90
Fulham:
Luke 56
Possess was Newcastle 51% Fulham 49%
Total shots were Newcastle 18 Fulham 12
Shots on target were Newcastle 7 Fulham 5
Corners were Newcastle 4 Fulham 3
Touches in the box Newcastle36Fulham25
Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman (Schar 61), Burn, Bruno, Joelinton, Miley (Tonali 61), Gordon (Elanga 76), Woltemade (Osula 86), Murphy (Barnes 61)
subtitles:
Ramsdale, Krafth, Willock, Ramsey
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