Goalkeeper and Defence


Gk – Djordje Petrovic – the Serbian has firmly established himself as first choice ahead of Robert Sanchez.

RWB –  Malo Gusto – thrived against Brentford after being given license to play further forward, and he will be looking to make the same impact against Newcastle.

CB – Axel Disasi – got the important late equaliser last Saturday but he needs to be more consistent defensively.

CB – Thiago Silva – Levi Colwill’s injury means that the 39-year-old will be recalled to the starting eleven.

CB – Trevoh Chalobah – didn’t do a lot wrong on his first Premier League start of the season last time out. Will keep his place if Pochettino continues with three at the back.

LWB – Marc Cucurella – Ben Chilwell’s injury means that the Spaniard could be thrown in at the deep end after 3 months on the sidelines.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.