Added Goal Incentive For Skipper Shearer


By Matthew Jones
October 21 2003

Striker Alan Shearer just needs one goal to climb into joint second place with Len White on 153 goals behind Jackie Milburn in the club's all-time scoring list and he would be delighted if he can manage that against Fulham. Alan Shearer has an added incentive to net his seventh Premiership goal of the season when Newcastle take on Fulham at Loftus Road tonight.

The 33-year-old striker needs just one goal to climb into joint second place with Len White on 153 goals behind Jackie Milburn in the club's all-time scoring list and he would be delighted if he can manage that against Fulham.

"We have won the last three games 1-0 against Southampton, Breda, then Middlesbrough, and I think that underlines how well we've been doing," said Shearer.

"We're always confident of scoring goals with the players we have in the squad, and we can keep them out at the other end.

"We had a bad start, but we're picking up now and we're slowly climbing up the table."

Shay Given who was The Magpies’ hero at the weekend will make his 100th consecutive Premiership appearance when he starts against Fulham.

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