Alan Shearer explains selection of these Newcastle United stars

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·18 December 2024

Alan Shearer explains selection of these Newcastle United stars

Alan Shearer has chosen the eleven players who most impressed him in this latest round of matches in the top tier.

The player turned pundit naming his Premier League team of the week.

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As Newcastle United put in an excellent performance and picked up a deserved 4-0 win over Leicester.

The Alan Shearer Premier League team of the week:

Jordan Pickford (Everton) “Made several brilliant stops to keep a clean sheet at Arsenal, which is no mean feat.”

Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) “His influence is growing by the week. He scored for the second successive match for a Forest team who have climbed into the top four.”

Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) “What a signing he is proving to be! A commanding presence at the heart of Palace’s defence against Brighton’s dangerous attack.”

Lewis Hall (Newcastle) “A constant threat down the left side. He set up Bruno Guimaraes’s goal with a clever header across goal, and also provided the cross for Alexander Isak’s goal.”

Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) “Chelsea’s midfield enforcer stood out again, winning tackles and regaining possession time and again in Brentford’s half. Thomas Frank’s side just couldn’t get out.”

Amad (Man Utd) “He made the difference, firstly winning the penalty that levelled the scores before keeping his cool to score a brilliant winner.”

James Maddison (Spurs) “Two well-taken goals and was back to his best as Spurs returned to winning ways.”

Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) “Will have endeared himself further to the Palace faithful with two excellent goals against fierce rivals Brighton.”

Jacob Murphy (Newcastle) “He ensured there was an end product to Newcastle’s dominance, producing two clinical finishes.”

Alexander Isak (Newcastle) “Caused nightmares for yet another defence with his movement, pace and skill. He got his goal and then laid one on for Murphy too.”

Son Heung-min (Spurs) “Scored one goal and set up two more, and that was just in the first half! He was unplayable for those 45 minutes before being taken off at the break.”

Manager: Oliver Glasner (Palace) “Masterminded a brilliant performance to inflict on Brighton their first home defeat of the season. His Palace side are now unbeaten in five matches.”

Newcastle 4 Leicester 0 – Saturday 14 December 3pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Murphy 30, 60 Bruno 47 Isak 50

Leicester:

Possession was Newcastle 60% Leicester 40%

Total shots were Newcastle 27 Leicester 4

Shots on target were Newcastle 11 Leicester 1

Corners were Newcastle 5 Leicester 2

Touches in the box Newcastle 53 Leicester 9

Newcastle team v Leicester:

Dubravka, Livramento (Trippier 65), Schar, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Bruno (Longstaff 65), Joelinton, Murphy (Barnes 65), Isak (Osula 73), Gordon (Willock 81)

Unused Subs:

Vlachodimos, Targett, Almiron, Kelly

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Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Wednesday 18 December – Newcastle v Brentford (7.45pm) Sky Sports+ (Carabao Cup)

Saturday 21 December – Ipswich v Newcastle (3pm)

Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon

Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports