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title: "Dubravka named in Team of the Weekend – does he deserve it?"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-08-26T18:01:03Z"
modified: "2019-08-26T18:01:04Z"
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# Dubravka named in Team of the Weekend – does he deserve it?

[TalkSport](https://talksport.com/football/592210/premier-league-team-weekend-liverpool-chelsea-manchester-city/)have named their Premier League Team of the Weekend following the third set of fixtures of the season.

Newcastle beat Tottenham 1-0 on Sunday, in one of the biggest shocks across the game week – along with Crystal Palace winning 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Two members of Newcastle’s side have been included in the team, with Martin Dubravka and Paul Dummett making the side.

![Marc Atkins/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2019/08/1162221562-1.jpg)

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Does Dubravka deserve his place in the side?

No. He did not have a poor game, of course, but Newcastle’s clean sheet, and win, was more down to the defenders in front of him.

Dubravka did not make a single save that you would not expect a Premier League standard shot-stopper to make, whilst he also presented Lucas Moura with a golden chance in the first-half as he flapped at a cross.

Meanwhile, former Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul impressed for Norwich and Kasper Schmeichel made a world-class save to win Leicester three points against Sheffield United on Saturday.

Despite Dubravka’s clean sheet, there were others simply more deserving of a place in the line-up.