Team of the week: The Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields players who shone

South Shields were the stand out performers at the weekend as both Newcastle United and Sunderland laboured to draws against Brighton and Bolton.

But how did their players rate? Here’s our Gazette weekend XI – with the Mariners featuring very highly after a stunning win over Basford United. Scroll down and click through the pages as we name our team of the weekend:

5. Gary Brown - 7

A really solid show from the Mariners defender, at the heart of Shields' backline. | Getty Images Photo: Kev Wilson

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6. Luke O'Nien - 6

Made a decent fist of being played in a very unfamiliar left-back role during the second half, and did offer an outlet in the first. | Getty Images Photo: Frank Reid