Alan Shearer explains selection of Newcastle United stars

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·27 de janeiro de 2025

Alan Shearer explains selection of 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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The NUFC legend including two who played pivotal roles at St Mary’s.

As Newcastle United put in a very decent performance and eventually picked up a deserved 3-1 win over Southampton.

Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester) “The Pole made some big saves to help Leicester to a huge win at Tottenham Hotspur that moved them out of the bottom three.”

Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) “Not only good defensively, but he makes playing out from the back look so easy, with his incisive pass for Dominik Szoboszlai’s opening goal a prime example.”

James Tarkowski (Everton) “A towering display from the Everton captain, inspiring his side to an eighth clean sheet of the season.”

Josko Gvardiol (Man City) “Solid defensively and a constant threat down the left flank, scoring the equaliser against Chelsea.”

Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) “He was the driving force in the Newcastle midfield and took his goal superbly.”

Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) “Opened the scoring with a fine finish and produced a really impressive performance. He was too good for Ipswich.”

Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) “The best player on the pitch. I would have loved to have been on the end of his cross for Kevin Schade’s winner!”

Justin Kluivert (AFC Bournemouth) “What a run of form he’s in. Another goal and an assist for the high-flying Cherries.”

Dango Ouattara (AFC Bournemouth) “Hat-trick hero! He’s really stepping up as a centre-forward in the absence of Evanilson and Enes Unal, and he was simply too hot to handle for Nottingham Forest.”

Alexander Isak (Newcastle) “Just unstoppable at the moment. Another two goals, and he’s now only two behind Mohamed Salah in the race for the Golden Boot.”

Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) “Two goals, an assist and always a threat. The Dutchman is having a great season.”

Manager: Andoni Iraola (AFC Bournemouth) “Another week, another stunning win for Bournemouth. His side are a joy to watch and are well and truly in the race for Europe.”

Southampton 1 Newcastle 3 – Saturday 25 January 2025 3pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 26 pen, 30 Tonali 51

Southampton:

Bednarek 10

Possession was Newcastle 47% (48%) Southampton53% (52%)

Total shots were Newcastle 17 (7) Southampton 12 (4)

Shots on target were Newcastle 9 (5) Southampton 5 (2)

Corners were Newcastle 8 (5) Southampton 3 (0)

Touches in the box Newcastle 34 (18) Southampton 15 (3)

Newcastle team v Southampton: