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The defeat of Benfica at Newcastle's ground featured two executioners: Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes, the scorers of the Magpies' goals. Well, the 23-year-old winger achieved his fourth goal in the competition against the Eagles, putting him in pursuit of a historic club record in the Premier League.

According to the newspaper Record, Anthony Gordon has already scored four goals and provided one assist this season, all in the prestigious competition. Thus, the Magpies' number 10 is just two goals away from matching the record set by Alan Shearer, an iconic figure in Newcastle's history.

The greatest scorer of the Premier League club, currently 55 years old, is also the top scorer for the English side in the Champions League, having hit the target six times in the 2002/03 season, the only edition in which the forward participated. Given these numbers, the chances of Gordon surpassing him are quite real.

On the other hand, the opportunity to surpass Shearer in this record will be Anthony Gordon's only chance to break the record of the former English international. Since, the Newcastle number 10, who already has 27 goals for the Geordies, accounts for only 12% of the legend's goals, who has a total of 206 accurate shots during his time at St. James Park.

It should be noted that the victory achieved against Benfica, with a convincing 3-0 scoreline, propelled Newcastle into the qualification spots for the next phase of the competition. At the end of the match, Anthony Gordon was highly praised by Eddie Howe, the Magpies' coach.

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