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| Rob Lee scores for Newcastle |
Having just taken the Unofficial English Championship from one Premier League title challenger, just four days later Southampton were back in action at St James' Park taking on the other title challenger, Newcastle United.
Newcastle had been leading from the front all year but as the season entered its closing stages, they were just starting to falter and now trailed Manchester United in the table. To have any chance, they needed to win.
On a nervous night for the Toon Army, it took just one goal from Rob Lee to win the game for Newcastle. Faustino Asprilla fed Lee loose on the right, he turned his defender inside the Saints penalty area and passed the ball into the bottom corner.
Newcastle would ultimately miss out on the Premier League title but at least they could console themselves they were Unofficial Champions.
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