fAr — Fan Approval Rating Scale
Overview
Newcastle's dominant midfield and attacking display captures fan sentiment, with Jacob Ramsey (6.65) and Anthony Elanga (6.48) earning widespread approval across 201 and 234 mentions respectively. While Archie Gray's 6.3 rating stands as the week's lone defensive standout, the XI is anchored by mixed-to-cautious receptions elsewhere, reflecting a team performance that excited in flashes but lacked consistency across the park.
The fAr XI
Elanga
NEW
6.48
Osula
NEW
5.41
Woltemade
NEW
5.19
Ramsey
NEW
6.65
Willock
NEW
5.62
Tonali
5.15
Gray
TOT
6.3
Botman
NEW
5.47
Hall
NEW
4.99
Ven
TOT
4.75
Pope
4.05
Player of the Match
Jacob Ramsey
6.65
Tottenham Hotspur
Starting XI
Substitutes
Unused
31
Antonín Kinský
GOA
38
Souza
DEF
67
Jun'ai Byfield
DEF
76
James Rowswell
DEF
52
Callum Olusesi
MID
68
Lucá Williams-Barnett
MID
Newcastle United
Starting XI
Substitutes
Unused
32
Aaron Ramsdale
GOA
37
Alex Murphy
DEF
61
Leo Shahar
DEF
9
Yoane Wissa
FOR
Managers & Officials
TOT Manager
John Heitinga
5.0
6 mentions
NEW Manager
Eddie Howe
4.62
279 mentions
Officiating
Anthony Taylor
3.7
953 mentions
The Starting XI
1
Jacob Ramsey
"I'm really happy Ramsey finally got his goal"
6.65
2
Anthony Elanga
"Deserved MOTM for Ramsey there. Him and Elanga have progressed a lot in the last few games. Nice to see Willock playing well, but again questioning why he (and others!!) weren't subbed earlier"
6.48
3
Archie Gray
"Archie has been a fucking warrior tonight what a boy"
6.3
4
Joe Willock
"Deserved MOTM for Ramsey there. Him and Elanga have progressed a lot in the last few games. Nice to see Willock playing well, but again questioning why he (and others!!) weren't subbed earlier"
5.62
5
William Osula
"Love how Osula runs like Phoebe from Friends"
5.41
6
Sven Botman
"A lot of very good performances today, but I think Botman had his best game for us for well over a year. Really, really strong from him."
5.47
7
Nick Woltemade
"I like the concept of Osula and Woltemade on together, especially with Hall on the field. "
5.19
8
Sandro Tonali
"Probably the best first half performance of the season.
Great resolve by the lads in the second half after Spurs levelled up.
I really enjoyed that midfield performance. Elanga done well. Solid win. Onwards and upwards."
5.15
9
Lewis Hall
"That's something we dont see much in this team and thats game management. Good to see Hall doing it. By far and away my player of the season."
4.99
10
Micky van de Ven
"Thank you for everything VDV. Best of luck to your next chapter! You were truly amazing and we didn’t deserve you."
4.75
11
Nick Pope
"TBF Eddie must be a bit caught here. There's an obvious temptation with our record away to pack the defence and hold. But I've think we've also shown that doesn't work. "
4.05
Honourable Mentions
5.13
Harvey Barnes
5.11
Jacob Ramsey
5.1
Bruno Guimarães
4.69
Anthony Gordon
4.2
Lewis Hall
4.26
Dan Burn
4.12
Guglielmo Vicario
3.67