By Matthew Jones
September 22 2002

Sir Bobby Robson believes Newcastle's 2-0 derby win over Sunderland will provide a "huge boost" ahead of Tuesday's visit of Feyenoord. Craig Bellamy's first goal of the season after just 90 seconds set Robson's men on their way to the comfortable win over Peter Reid's under-fire side Sir Bobby Robson believes Newcastle's 2-0 derby win over Sunderland will provide a "huge boost" ahead of Tuesday's visit of Feyenoord.

Craig Bellamy's first goal of the season after just 90 seconds set Robson's men on their way to the comfortable win over Peter Reid's under-fire side, with Alan Shearer grabbing the all-important second, six minutes before half-time.

And Robson admits he was delighted with the Magpies' all-round performance having seen them lose three consecutive games before Saturday's St James' Park showdown.

He said: "I was delighted with the performance right across the park. We were very strong at the back, and when we got the ball at the back we attacked quickly. There is a lot of flair and pace in the team and we caused them problems."

And Robson says the derby win will provide his side with the perfect preparation for Tuesday's visit of the Dutch giants as the Magpies look to bounce back from last week's 2-0 Champions League defeat to Dynamo Kiev.

"The players were a little bit down, but that will give them a huge boost ahead of the game against Feyenoord," he added. "It's a big, big win for us."