Alan Shearer has chosen the eleven players (and manager) who most impressed him in this past midweek’s round of matches in the top tier.

The player turned pundit naming his Premier League team of midweek.

Alan Shearer including two players who stood out for NUFC in the Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 match.

An excellent team performance and Spurs very lucky to lose by just a one goal margin.

Sa (Wolves)
Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United)
Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa)
Tomas Soucek (West Ham)
Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United)
Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley)
Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)
Jaidon Anthony (Burnley)
Antoine Semenyo (Man City)
Jorgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace)

Manager: Scott Parker (Burnley)

Both Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey deserved to be on the winning side for sure, along with the rest of their Newcastle United teammates. That pair of course also coming up with the goals that ensured the three points for United.

Spurs 1 Newcastle 2 – Tuesday 10 February 2026 7.30pm

Match Stats

Goals:

Thiaw 45+5, Ramsey 68

Newcastle United:

Spurs:

Gray 64

Possession was Newcastle 47% Spurs 53%

Total shots were Newcastle 21 Spurs 16

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Spurs 2

Corners were Newcastle 12 Spurs 2

Touches in the opposition box Newcastle 54 Spurs 28

Newcastle team v Spurs:

Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Ramsey (Tonali 5), Bruno (90+1 Bruno), Willock (Woltemade 88), Barnes, Elanga (Jacob Murphy 75), Gordon (Osula 88)

Unused subs:

Ramsdale, Wissa, Alex Murphy, Shahar