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Jacob Murphy News: Reserve assist against Barcelona

Written by RotoWire Staff

Updated on September 19, 2025 at 12:28am

Murphy logged one assist with two crosses (one accurate) and one chance created during Newcastle United's 2-1 loss Thursday against Barcelona.

For the Newcastle-Barcelona game, Newcastle's starting XI both subtracted Murphy and added Anthony Elanga. During the matchup, Murphy replaced Elanga. The former's accurate cross is a low pass that Anthony Gordon scored. Impressively, for the UEFA Champions League, Murphy's four appearances (only one start) include two assists.

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