SIR Bobby Robson couldn't hide his delight after seeing his team come from two goals down inside the first 10 minutes to beat Fulham 3-2 at Loftus Road.

United old boys Lee Clark and Louis Saha stunned The Magpies when they both notched inside the first seven minutes, but Laurent Robert halved the deficit after 15 minutes and a two goal blast from Alan Shearer after the restart gave Newcastle the points.

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"What a terrific match! We started off slowly, and we really had to dig deep to haul ourselves back into the game," said Sir Bobby.

"We conceded more goals inside the first five minutes than we have in the last five games!

"But we didn't panic, and at half time at 2-1 down I was always confident we could get something because after the bad start I thought we played well.

"It was a superb finish from Laurent in the first half, and Alan Shearer did the business after the break. He was the best player on the park by a mile, he is a tremendous leader for us and he took his goals really well.

"We were delighted to get the penalty early in the second half, but I couldn't understand why their lad (Goma) was not sent off for the foul on Shola. He was the last man, but the referee didn't even book him and that baffled me.

"At 2-2 we were full of confidence, and it was some clever play from JJ that set Alan up for his second. It was a fantastic finish. I've been told that his goals put him second in the all-time goalscorers list at this club, and that doesn't surprise me because he has been a tremendous asset to this club over the last few years."