Key stats
- Newcastle's win ended a 20-match away unbeaten streak for PSV in the Champions League.
- Newcastle's Anthony Gordon (six goals) and Harvey Barnes (five) are the third set of English teammates to score five or more goals in the same Champions League campaign after Leeds United's Lee Bowyer (six) and Alan Smith (five), and Manchester United's Paul Scholes (six) and Teddy Sheringham (five), all in 2000-01.
- Newcastle United have scored in their last nine games in the UEFA Champions League, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition (since at least 2004/2005).
Highlights
Analysis
Newcastle were particularly dominant in the second half of their victory.
Match report
The visitors had not long survived a scare, with Joelinton unable to find Bruno Guimarães after pickpocketing Yarek Gasiorowski, when they were punished just eight minutes into proceedings.
Guimarães cut out Matěj Kovář’s pass and immediately played the ball to Joeltinon, who selflessly teed up Yoane Wissa for the striker’s first UCL goal. Newcastle had some sloppy moments of their own after taking the lead, although Eddie Howe’s side defended their box effectively against any PSV crosses.
While Sven Botman looked particularly solid defensively, the Dutchman wasn’t quite as assured in the opposition box as his scuffed attempt rolled harmlessly wide.
The more usual attackers were far more clinical to capitalise on an awfully underhit Gasiorowski pass on the half-hour mark, as Wissa slid in to pass the ball across for Anthony Gordon to convert into a vacant net.
There was disappointment for both teams as Anass Salah-Eddine and Guimarães both went off injured before the break, although Newcastle did retain their buffer heading into HT thanks to Nick Pope denying Paul Wanner.
Gasiorowski managed to deflect a Malick Thiaw header wide shortly after the restart, and Jerdy Schouten then nudged Wissa out of the way to head a cross behind as Newcastle remained on top.
The visitors kept trying to no avail, as Joelinton blocked a speculative Mauro Júnior strike before Gasiorowski was booked for a late challenge on Kieran Trippier, which means he will be suspended on matchday eight.
In stark contrast, Newcastle had yet more reason for celebration in the 65th minute, when Harvey Barnes capitalised on unconvincing defending from a long Pope ball by gliding into the box and effortlessly beating Kovář.
Kiliann Sildillia then headed over and Couhaib Driouech fired marginally wide as Newcastle maintained their clean sheet on the way to convincingly ending a three-game run without a win inside 90 minutes, while also going seventh in the table ahead of their final league phase match against Paris Saint-Germain.
They also halted PSV’s six-game winning run across all competitions to leave the Eredivisie leaders 22nd and clinging onto their UCL hopes as they prepare to face Bayern Munich.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United)
Post-match comments
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe singled out Yoane Wissa and Anthony Gordon for praise in his post-match interview.
"Really good performance from us," he told TNT Sports. "A difficult opponent, tactically they are tough to play against.
"We were rewarded with some really good goals today. Really good night for Yoane Wissa and I am really pleased for him. In part he came to this club for nights like today.
"The players embraced the challenge and I thought it was the best individual performances from a lot of the players for a while.
"A lot of the players have excelled in this competition this year and Anthony Gordon is one of those."
Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes told TNT Sports: "It's a big step in the right direction for us.
"We knew it was important to go and get a good result for us tonight.
"They are a team that want to play out and we are a pressing team, we executed it really well. We grew into the game and in the end was a comfortable one."