Magpies show mettle as Speed kills off PSV comeback

Newcastle 2 PSV Eindhoven 1 (Newcastle win 3-2 on agg)

Shearer headed the Magpies in front with his 26th goal of the season just nine minutes into the second leg of their quarter-final clash with Bobby Robson's former club PSV Eindhoven.

But after Mateja Kezman had levelled from the penalty spot seven minutes after the break, Speed chose the perfect moment to claim his first of the competition this season with a 66th-minute bullet header to set up a grandstand finish.

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