Shola Ameobi was spot on as he helped Newcastle reach the last 16 of the Europa League with a solid 1-0 aggregate victory against Metalist Kharkiv in Ukraine.
| Metalist Kharkiv | Team Statistics | Newcastle United |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 8 | Shots off Target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 20 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 75.9 | Passing Success | 78.1 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 61.1 | Tackles Success | 80 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 62.5 | Territorial Advantage | 37.5 |
| 427 | Total Passes | 333 |
| 24 | Total Crosses | 15 |
| 183 | Lost Balls | 168 |
| 50 | Recoveries | 49 |
| 45.9 | 1st Half Poss. | 54.1 |
| 65.8 | 2nd Half Poss. | 34.2 |