Newcastle United star makes the ‘Whoscored’ Premier League team of week | OneFootball

Not a lot of Newcastle United stars were contenders for a Premier League team of the week.

Eddie Howe’s players coming away from Saturday’s match with a 1-1 draw.

Veltman giving Brighton a shock early lead, Sean Longstaff equalising on the stroke of half-time.

However, Whoscored have included one Newcastle United player who starred on Saturday afternoon at St James’ Park, in their PL team of the week.

‘The whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

The Whoscored Premier League team of the week:

Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United) – 8.14

Ruben Dias (Manchester City) – 7.82

William Saliba (Arsenal) – 7.82

James Tarkowski (Everton) – 7.81

Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – 8.53

Elliot Anderson (Newcastle) – 8.42

Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson registered his second league assist of the season in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Brighton at St James’ Park. The 21-year-old also made one tackle, one interception, three key passes and six successful dribbles in a fine all-round display.

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 8.17

Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) – 8.41

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) – 8.08

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) – 7.80

Jhon Duran (Aston Villa) – 8.36

Stats via BBC Sport:

Newcastle 1 Brighton 1 – Saturday 11 May 3pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Longstaff 45+5

Brighton:

Veltman 18

(Half-time stats in brackets)

Possession was Brighton 45% (40%) Newcastle 55% (60%)

Total shots were Brighton 15 (10) Newcastle 18 (10)

Shots on target were Brighton 4 (3) Newcastle 7 (4)

Corners were Brighton 4 (3) Newcastle 8 (6)

Referee: Darren England

Newcastle team v Brighton:

Dubravka, Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Hall (Trippier 90+2), Longstaff (Joelinton 68), Bruno, Anderson, J Murphy (Almiron 68), Gordon, Isak (Barnes 68)

Unused subs:

Pope, Dummett, Ritchie, White, A Murphy

(Match Report – A glut of frustration at St James’ Park – Read HERE)

(Match of The Day call out ‘Paraguayan Diving Team’ after shambles at St James’ Park – Read HERE)

(Roberto De Zerbi with some interesting comments on Newcastle United after taking away a point – Read HERE)

(Newcastle 1 Brighton 1 – Instant Newcastle fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)

(Newcastle 1 Brighton 1 – Frustration and not fun in the sun BUT this point could be crucial – Read HERE)

Newcastle United matches now confirmed for rest of the season:

Wednesday 15 May 2024 – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Sunday 19 May 2024 – Brentford v Newcastle (4pm)

(The final day of the season live TV matches will be selected closer to the day but all 10 PL games will be same time same day)

Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Tottenham v Newcastle (at MCG – Melbourne Cricket Ground)