Newcastle were held to a 0-0 draw by Metalist Kharkiv in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 fixture at St James' Park.
| Newcastle United | Team Statistics | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 7 | Shots on Target | 5 |
| 6 | Shots off Target | 5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 83 | Passing Success | 76.4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 85.7 | Tackles Success | 90.9 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 40.5 | Territorial Advantage | 59.5 |
| 507 | Total Passes | 373 |
| 20 | Total Crosses | 16 |
| 171 | Lost Balls | 165 |
| 63 | Recoveries | 57 |
| 59.1 | 1st Half Poss. | 40.9 |
| 56 | 2nd Half Poss. | 44 |