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