By Matthew Jones
October 23 2003

Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer speaks about his and his clubs current form, following a remarkable comeback in the capital on Tuesday night where a brace from Shearer change the Fulham 2 - 0 Newcastle scorline to Fulham 2 - 3 Newcastle. Skipper Shearer’s brace at Loftus Road on Tuesday night meant that Newcastle United came from 2-0 down to beat Fulham 3-2 and move into the top half of the table for the first time this season.

Kick-off was delayed by half an hour after a bomb scare near to the stadium.

"We were delayed by half an hour, and I think our back four were delayed another 10 minutes after that! It really was a slow start, and when you’re 2-0 down with only a few minutes gone then you do have a mountain to climb," said Shearer.

"We have defended really well in the last few games, but that start really surprised us.

"It was important that we got back into the game quickly and we did that with Laurent’s goal, and I think we played well in the half hour after that before the break.

“We said at half time that we had a chance, and we started well in the second half and turned the game around. That’s our fourth win on the trot now and with two home games coming up we’re full of confidence.

"We knew if we lost to Fulham we’d be nine points behind them, but having got the win we’re now three points away and we’re moving in the right direction."

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