From Kevin Keegan's 'Entertainers' side of the mid-nineties to Sir Bobby Robson's Champions League chasers of the noughts and even current shot-shy crop under Alan Pardew's stewardship; the Premier League era has been rich in memorable goals for Newcastle supporters. In the last quarter-of-a-century we've been blessed with an array of domestic and exotic talent capable of spectacular scoring feats in a black and white shirt with a special few able to boast their own personal highlight reel while some players are remembered for an isolated moment of exceptional brilliance. We all have our favourite goal. Some are the 30-yard screamers that sizzle into the top corner, others the product of a dazzling run and composed finish or a breathtaking piece of skill. All aesthetically pleasing in their own right. Newcastle have hit the net over a 1,000 times in the Premier League in the 21 years since our promotion from the old Division One and knocked a few crackers in during our travails across Europe. In our opinion these are the 10 greatest goals the Magpies have scored in that period.
10. Rob Lee (Coventry 2-2 NUFC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOgFErO299g Where: Highfield Road Date: November 1997 A classic case of ironic misfortune if we've ever seen one. Despite salvaging a late point for Newcastle with a spectacular 40-yard piledriver, Lee incredibly had every ounce of his thunder stole by team-mate Shay Given in the 2-2 draw at Highfield Road when the goalkeeper was famously labelled as "the only Irishman who doesn't know where Dublin is." That being said only an error on the scale of Given's much-publicised gaffe is capable of overshadowing the miracle that Lee conjured up in the dying embers of a match that Kenny Dalglish's Magpies looked destined to lose after twice going behind to the hosts. What looked like a heavy first touch at the time actually worked in Lee's favour, although whether he intended to control the ball so that it dropped a yard in front of him is unclear. He made the most of it though by instantaneously letting rip with an audacious right-footed, albeit laboured, effort that seemed to hang in the air for an eternity on its rising trajectory toward the top corner, narrowly swerving away from Steve Ogrizovic's outstretched palm at the last second. To put it into context Lee was closer to the half-way line than the 18-yard box when John Barnes' left-wing cross was cleared into his path, while the shot seemed to even lack the necessary power to travel the distance between him and the goal.
