Newcastle United vs. Benfica: Head-to-head record and past meetings

By Adeyeye Oluwapelumi | 21 Oct 2025 22:45, Last updated: 25 Nov 2025 11:00

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 3

Newcastle wins: 1

Draws: 1

Benfica wins: 1

Newcastle and Benfica met for the first time in over a decade, with their October 21, 2025 clash marking just the third competitive encounter between the two clubs.

Eddie Howe's Toon emerged as comfortable 3-0 winners on the night at St James' Park thanks to one goal from Anthony Gordon and two from Harvey Barnes, the latter of whom only came on as a late substitute.

It was Jose Mourinho in the away dugout, but his side were helpless, mustering just two shots inside the box and failing to truly test Nick Pope.

The Magpies had failed to win either of their two previous meetings, which came in the quarter-finals of the 2012-13 Europa League, losing 3-1 in Lisbon before a 1-1 draw on Tyneside.

Papiss Cisse had given Newcastle an early lead at Estadio da Luz, but that advantage lasted only 13 minutes as Rodrygo drew Benfica level before the Premier League side conceded twice after the interval.

In the return leg, Cisse struck again in the 75th minute to put the Magpies ahead, but a stoppage-time finish from Eduardo Salvio earned the Portuguese outfit a draw and progression on aggregate.

While that was the last competitive contest between the sides, Benfica and Newcastle met in a friendly in July 2022, in the Eusebio Cup, where the Reds ran out 3-2 winners at Da Luz.

The first half produced four goals, with efforts from Goncalo Ramos and Alejandro Grimaldo cancelled out by Miguel Almiron’s brace before Henrique Araujo’s late strike sealed victory for the Roger Schmidt-led team.