Newcastle United 4-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Match Report

Eddie Howe's side showed no signs of nerves as they welcomed the likes of Kylian Mbappe to Tyneside on Wednesday night and secured an incredible 4-1 win thanks to goals from Miguel Almiron, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff and Fabian Schar. 

All four players had become accustomed to relegation battles under Steve Bruce but it was a testament to Howe's managerial nous that they provided the goals on another sensational evening at St James' Park. 

The former Bournemouth boss was without Callum Wilson, Sven Botman, and Joelinton amongst others for the visit of PSG, who had beaten Borussia Dortmund in their opening fixture. 

But the French champions simply couldn't cope with the intensity of the Newcastle players and crowd, and went behind on 17 minutes. 

Marquinhos' pass was intercepted by Bruno Guimaraes, who nodded the ball to Alexander Isak in the area. Although his fierce shot was well saved by Gianluigi Donarumma, Almiron was on hand to curl in the rebound. 

A chaotic sequence of play saw the Toon go two ahead on 39 minutes, thanks to Burn's header, which was ruled to have crossed the line after a VAR check following a tight offside decision on Guimaraes. 

Almost unbelievably, it was 3-0 to the home side just five minutes after the break, as fellow Newcastle supporter Sean Longstaff raced onto Kieran Trippier's clever through ball to smash a shot under Donarumma, who should have done a lot better.

Luis Enrique's side did pull one back on 56 minutes as Lucas Hernandez headed past Nick Pope after a superb through ball from 17-year-old wonderkid Warren Zaïre-Emery.

Despite a lack of possession, Newcastle continued to have the better of the chances, and Schar would seal a memorable win in added time, finding the top corner from range despite slipping as he took his shot. 

Thanks to AC Milan's 0-0 draw with Dortmund, Newcastle now sit top the group, ahead of their next fixture against the German giants on Wednesday, October 25.