Cisse’s priceless strike turns Pardew into fan

Newcastle United 1 Fulham 0

Why add insult to injury time? For a third successive home match, Newcastle earned victory courtesy of a desperately late goal from Papiss Cisse.

“It was a priceless goal, you really couldn’t put a price on it,” Alan Pardew, the manager who ended up celebrating in with the supporters sat behind his dugout, said. He added: “It was a big moment, there’s no doubt about that. We knew the pressure we were under and it showed. It was more important to us than Fulham in the end. I ended up in the crowd, and it was sheer relief more than anything. I was carrying all the stresses of the situation, and it was nice to jump in to celebrate with them.