6.5

About this goal

Shearer nearly breaks the crossbar in half with a 25-yard piledriver which bounces off the woodwork and in.

Ratings

Aesthetically Pleasing 22/30

 

Zero finesse here from Shearer, just a gold old-fashioned thunderbolt, and sometimes those are ok too, particularly when going in off the crossbar.

Technical Difficulty 19/30

 

As always difficult to judge long-range strikes like this, but Shearer's previous in scoring sensational goals from this range gives him the benefit of the doubt.

Uniqueness 11/20

 

Not a particularly innovative or unique goal.

Importance 6/10

 

In a thrashing of QPR.

Standard of Opposition 7/10

 

QPR

FootballCritic Verdict

6.5

One from Shearer's scrapbook of long-range, well-struck, goals.

Goal video

Goal scorer

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Alan Shearer

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