Alan Shearer explains selection of Newcastle United pair

ScoreLive August 20, 2024 0

Alan Shearer has chosen the eleven players who most impressed him this past weekend in the top tier.

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

The NUFC legend including two who played pivotal roles at St James’ Park.

As ten man Newcastle United won 1-0 against Southampton.

The Alan Shearer Premier League team of the week:

Nick Pope (Newcastle)
“Made a few superb saves and commanded his penalty area when Newcastle were under a lot of pressure from Southampton.”

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
“A masterclass in passing and crossing. Should have got at least one assist against Ipswich.”

Ruben Dias (Man City)
“Produced a dominant performance in the heart of Man City’s defence. Kept Chelsea’s forwards quiet all afternoon.”

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton)
“Everton’s attackers had no joy on Van Hecke’s side. He kept a clean sheet, made two excellent tackles and completed 81 of 87 passes.”

Rico Lewis (Man City)
“Lewis performed admirably in the absence of Kyle Walker. Kept Christopher Nkunku quiet, prevented an equaliser and inverted superbly to support City in attack.”

Joelinton (Newcastle)
“Delivered a towering midfield display and scored the winning goal for a Newcastle team down to 10 men.”

Amadou Onana (Aston Villa)
“What a way to start his Villa career! He got a debut goal and was too much for West Ham’s midfield to handle.”

Mateo Kovacic (Man City)
“Bossed the midfield against former club Chelsea and finished an excellent afternoon with a wonderful goal.”

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)
“Back with a bang! Everton couldn’t handle his skill or work-rate in his first PL match since February”

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
“New haircut, same old Salah! One goal, one assist and yet another excellent display for Liverpool.”

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
“A goal and an assist. Outstanding for Arsenal. Could reach 20 Premier League goals this season.”

Manager: Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton)
“What a way to mark your managerial debut in the Premier League! Masterminded a 3-0 win at Everton. His Brighton team could have won by more.”

Stats via BBC Sport:

Newcastle 1 Southampton 0 – Saturday 17 August 3pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Schar red card 28, Joelinton 45

Southampton:

(Half-time stats in brackets)

Possession was Newcastle 22% (27%) Southampton 78% (73%)

Total shots were Newcastle 3 (3) Southampton 19 (4)

Shots on target were Newcastle 1 (1) Southampton 5 (1)

Corners were Newcastle 3 (3) Southampton 12 (1)

Touches in the box Newcastle 16 (11) Southampton 48 (8)