Newcastle United are flying high in the Premier League right now, and metaphorically too, as their confidence shows no signs of waning.
Taking a look at the starting XI that has now played and won the last six games, there isn't a single player you'd want to take out of the team for anyone.
Every single player is playing for the shirt, putting in a shift every game, but there are some who are outshining others, without a doubt.
However, nobody is shining brighter than Jacob Murphy at the moment, not even Sandro Tonali or Harvey Barnes who have both been absolutely incredible lately.
Murphy scored a world-class goal last night against Crystal Palace to set the Geordies on their way and ended the first half by grabbing his customary assist too.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce was blown away by Murphy's consistency.
"He's like turbo-charged. He's up and down that right-hand side ... I don't quite know where it's coming from. It's not just a one-off; it's a consistent level of performance. He must have just clicked on what he does week in week out. Whatever he's doing, keep it up because it's paid off brilliantly."
Big Sam went on to praise Murphy for his finish, too, with Gabby Agbonlahor agreeing that it was a quality strike.
"What a goal. And he meant it by the way. Don't give me any of this, 'it was a fluke' or anything like that, because he has a couple of looks up before he hits it, and he hits it with such power it's beyond the goalie before he's seen it."
To be honest, we were just shocked that Newcastle got so many compliments given that it was Sam Allardyce talking to Alan Brazil and Gabby Agbonlahor. That's more whoppers than Burger King, but we can give them a pass this time.
PL | GD | PTS | ||
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1 |
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36 | 46 | 83 |
2 |
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36 | 33 | 68 |
3 |
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36 | 23 | 66 |
4 |
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36 | 24 | 65 |
5 |
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36 | 19 | 63 |
6 |
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36 | 7 | 63 |
7 |
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36 | 12 | 62 |
8 |
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36 | 10 | 55 |
9 |
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36 | 3 | 55 |
10 |
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36 | 12 | 53 |
11 |
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36 | 1 | 51 |
12 |
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36 | -2 | 49 |
13 |
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36 | -5 | 42 |
14 |
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36 | -13 | 41 |
15 |
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36 | -17 | 40 |
16 |
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36 | -11 | 39 |
17 |
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36 | 4 | 38 |
18 |
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36 | -42 | 22 |
19 |
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36 | -47 | 22 |
20 |
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36 | -57 | 12 |