We have a sneaking suspicion we might be seeing a few Magpies appearing in all the main Team of the Week selections this week.
After battering Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 on Saturday, Newcastle United had a few players who could have been handed the Player of the Match award with most outlets picking Alexander Isak for his two goals.
We bucked the trend and handed it to Anthony Gordon, but there was very little in it to be fair. Another player who had an outstanding game was Mr Reliable, Fabian Schar.
It's no real surprise then, that these are the three who make it into WhoScored's Team of the Week.
WhoScored? is a stat-tracking site that bases their Team of the Week on the scores each player receives.
Anthony Gordon, along with four-goal hero Cole Palmer - who is now equal with Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot - both received perfect a 10 for their efforts.
Gordon got himself on the scoresheet again at the weekend as well as providing two assists.
Meanwhile, Alexander Isak scored two excellent goals, leaving Tottenham's Micky van de Ven to have nightmares after turning him inside out for the first and then burning him for pace for his second.
Fabian Schar was again rock solid at the back while also constantly trying to contribute with the attack, ultimately being rewarded with a goal from a corner, leaping like a salmon to nod home.
We've still got Garth Crooks and Alan Shearer's Team of the Week selections to come, and we feel the latter will have plenty of black and white in it.
PL | GD | PTS | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Liverpool
|
14 | 18 | 35 |
2 |
Chelsea
|
15 | 17 | 31 |
3 |
Arsenal
|
15 | 14 | 29 |
4 |
Manchester City
|
15 | 6 | 27 |
5 |
Nottingham Forest
|
15 | 1 | 25 |
6 |
Aston Villa
|
15 | 0 | 25 |
7 |
Brighton
|
15 | 3 | 24 |
8 |
Bournemouth
|
15 | 3 | 24 |
9 |
Brentford
|
15 | 3 | 23 |
10 |
Fulham
|
15 | 2 | 23 |
11 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
15 | 12 | 20 |
12 |
Newcastle United
|
15 | -2 | 20 |
13 |
Manchester United
|
15 | 1 | 19 |
14 |
West Ham United
|
15 | -9 | 16 |
15 |
Everton
|
14 | -7 | 14 |
16 |
Leicester
|
15 | -9 | 14 |
17 |
Crystal Palace
|
15 | -6 | 13 |
18 |
Wolves
|
15 | -14 | 10 |
19 |
Ipswich
|
15 | -13 | 9 |
20 |
Southampton
|
15 | -20 | 5 |