Newcastle clinch seeded play-off place after drawing with PSG in France

Willock’s header in first-half stoppage time cancelled out Vitinha’s early strike and ensured it finished 1-1 at the Parc des Princes, just as it had done two years ago

Joe Willock (centre left) celebrates after scoring Newcastle’s equaliser. Pic: Michael Euler/AP

Joe Willock’s first goal in almost a year handed Newcastle a creditable Champions League draw at holders Paris St Germain as they clinched a seeded play-off place.

Willock’s header in first-half stoppage time – he last scored in an FA Cup tie at Birmingham on February 8, 2025 – cancelled out Vitinha’s early strike and ensured it finished 1-1 at the Parc des Princes, just as it had done two years ago.