Newcastle pair named in XI after win at Tottenham: Premier League team of the week

Gatecrashing the Premier League top four has always been difficult, but Newcastle United are showing early signs that they might be able to achieve it this season.

A solitary defeat and four wins and a draw in their last five games has Eddie Howe's side flying high, while Sunday's 2-1 win at Tottenham made a statement and moved them up to fourth in the table.

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It certainly helps Newcastle's cause that some of their top four rivals are struggling, none more so than Liverpool, who contested the first match of the weekend on Saturday afternoon and fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to bottom side Nottingham Forest.

That was followed by two matches on the traditional Saturday kick-off as champions Manchester City bounced back from last weekend's defeat to Liverpool to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1, and Everton eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 at Goodison Park.

Saturday evening's game also did Newcastle some favours as Chelsea and Manchester United shared the points at Stamford Bridge with a 1-1 draw.

Sunday's fixtures began with Aston Villa swiftly moving on from Steven Gerrard with a thumping 4-0 win over Brentford, Fulham fighting back to beat Leeds United 3-2 at Elland Road, leaders Arsenal being held to a 1-1 draw at Southampton, and Leicester City earning successive wins with a 4-0 victory at Wolves.

Newcastle's win at Tottenham then rounded off Sunday's games, before West Ham beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Monday night to conclude the round.

After a weekend packed with fine individual performances, Jon Turner has selected his Premier League team of the week in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

Tearful appearance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday.

Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow.

She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.

A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.

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