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

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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:

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