The perfect week for Newcastle United - 5 goals, a stunning assist and plenty of positives

On the pitch, it's been a brilliant week for a host of our players and a near-perfect international break so far.

Since our 2-1 win over Spurs the Sunday before last, 11 of our lads have been in action and we've had positive news on Joe Willock, who is due back very soon after a second scan showed no serious damage to his thigh.

In a week that's seen Isak score three, Sanusi and Osula find the net for their countries, Tonali return to Italy in style and Gordon shine in a big win for England, here's a round-up of the international break so far:

Alexander Isak - Our star striker followed his winning strike against Spurs with three goals in two games for Sweden, who beat Azerbaijan 3-1 and Estonia 3-0 in their opening Nations League games. He returns for Sunday's trip to Wolves in superb form.

Sandro Tonali - Delivered a man of the match display and a stunning assist to help Italy come from 1-0 down to beat France 3-1 on Friday night. His backheel assist was brilliant and he looked superb on the night, showing quality on the ball, a burst of pace and impressive fitness levels to show the Italians what they've been missing. Italy are back in action tonight against Israel.

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Anthony Gordon - Started Lee Carsley's first game as England boss and looked back to his best. Made some great penetrating runs and was a constant threat in a 2-0 win over Ireland in the Nations League. A big confidence boost for him after a frustrating Euros. Tino Livramento and Nick Pope were unused substitutes, but both will be pleased to be in the squad after missing out over the summer.

Bruno Guimaraes - After a poor qualifying campaign so far, he played just over an hour in Brazil's vital 1-0 win over Ecuador in World Cup qualifying. Next up for Bruno is a meeting with Miguel Almiron's Paraguay on Tuesday.

Will Osula - Made it four goals in his last three games for his country as he found the net in Denmark U21s' 4-2 defeat to Iceland on Friday.

Trevan Sanusi and Leo Shahar - Both started for England's U19s clash with Switzerland. Sanusi scored a lovely goal after cutting in from the left (watch below), while Shahar impressed from right-back.

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Martin Dubravka - Picked up back to back clean sheets in Nations League wins over Estonia (1-0) and Azerbaijan (2-0). Next up will be Isak's Sweden in October's international break.

Miguel Almiron - Started in Paraguay's 0-0 draw with Uruguay, helping earn his country what could prove to be a precious point in World Cup qualifying. He'll be up against Bruno's Brazil tomorrow.

Lewis Hall - Came on from the bench for England's U21s, who beat Northern Ireland on Friday night in what was Elliot Anderson's first outing for the Young Lions.

Odysseas Vlachodimos - Helped Greece make an ideal start to their Nations League campaign, keeping a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Finland.