Newcastle v Benfica live: Score and updates after Anthony Gordon goal in Champions League clash

The visitors have struggled to get out of their own half in the last couple of minutes, though they fire a long ball towards Lukebakio, who is challenging Burn as they battle for the loose ball.

The Newcastle man just about does enough to get there first though!

CLOSE! Guimaraes nearly turns in Murphy’s early cross but he can’t get clean contact. Gordon was arriving at the far post too, but the Brazilian’s touch took it past the winger!

There was a hint of offside anyway.

That goal seems a real blow for the visitors, who were unlucky not to go ahead.

The hosts are dominating now, though the latest attack breaks down due to a foul from Guimaraes.

GOAL! The hosts are ahead!

It’s a brilliant counter too, with Newcastle winning it just in the Benfica half before a brilliant through ball finds Murphy on the overlap.

He looks up and sees Gordon making the run in from the opposite wing, and simply squares a ball that Gordon can tap in first time!

Still pretty even at St James’, though the hosts have had the better of the last few minutes, despite both sides’ struggles in possession.

Oh, a lovely move from Newcastle. Gordon slips it to Guimaraes, who threads the pass between two Benfica defenders to the onrushing Murphy in the box, but the winger is unable to get it under control before it’s cleared.

Dan Burn wins the header from the corner again but it is right at Guimaraes, who can’t get it under control.

Murphy tried his own effort from distance moments after that Lukebakio chance, though this one flew narrowly wide of the far post.

At the other end, the visitors win a corner that Lukebakio delivers, but it’s headed away well at the near post.

Almost a superb opener from Lukebakio!

Murphy fails to clear and the ball is shipped to the Belgian, who opens his body up and puts some wicked curl on an effort that looks destined for the opposite corner, but it cannons off the post!

Another half-chance for the visitors here, with Pavlidis getting free before rifling a shot into the side-netting from close range.

Despite starting to dominate possession originally, Newcastle are now looking shaky with the ball at their feet, as shown when Pope is forced to kick out for a corner when under pressure from the high press.

The ‘keeper manages to punch away from the corner easily enough though.

A yellow for Thiaw now as he goes in with a big challenge on Pavlidis.

Moments earlier, a promising Newcastle counter ended as Murphy’s cross couldn’t reach Woltemade.

Promising counter-attacking from both sides here!