Newcastle United's 10 Best Goals Of The Premier League Era

3. Peter Beardsley (Tottenham 1-2 NUFC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ue0UbDOVvc Where: White Hart Lane Date: December 1993 When Beardsley seized control of the ball wide on the left flank at White Hart Lane there was no immediate danger to the trio of Tottenham players providing a barrier between him and the goal. In those circumstances a player would usually look to carve out an early cross or reset the play by returning the ball infield. But not Beardsley. All three Spurs defenders began to back peddle as Beardsley tentatively carried the ball towards the penalty area well aware of his dribbling prowess. Still, even then, there was no obvious threat until the Geordie attacker quickly shifted through the gears. With a trademark shimmy he sliced straight through the centre of a panic-stricken rearguard with a searing run, parting it like Moses did the red sea, exhibiting magnetic close control and unparalleled poise before shifting the ball onto his right foot and smashing it into the top corner from 12-yards Arguably the greatest individual goal scored by a Newcastle player and one that embodied Beardley's peerless talents as one of the most technically gifted craftsman of his generation.
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