By Nick Raynor
December 6 2004

Attacking midfielder Lee Bowyer was shocked that Chelsea put four past Newcastle in their 4-0 victory over the Toon on Saturday. The former-Leeds midfielder claimed he could not believe that Newcastle lost so heavily as he left Stamford Bridge on Saturday... ... especially after Bowyer and his team-mates dominated the league leaders for the first 60 minutes. 

Then the floodgates opening and in the space of 30 minutes, United conceded four goals, continuing with their tradition of conceding second-half goals.   

Bowyer said:  

"It's unbelievable. That was never a 4-0 game.

"We more than matched Chelsea for an hour but once that first goal went in that was it. 

"They were in control and really they made us look stupid  at the end. 

"We put everything into it and when you concede goals like we did, it is very disappointing. You try again and they got another one and it just knocks you.

"In the end it was 4-0 and I suppose it could have been a lot more."

He also added:

"While we did not create that many chances we had a lot of the play.

"They hit us on the break a couple of times and at times I thought Chelsea rode their luck.

"We worked hard in midfield covering each other but it's a game of 90 minutes not 45."

When asked how he would feel on Sunday morning, Bowyer replied:

"Distraught and considering I cannot feel my legs at the moment, very stiff."