Five special moments that Newcastle United fans would love to relive again

#2 Papiss Cisse’s ludicrous goal against Chelsea

When Senegalese international Papiss Cisse signed for Newcastle for just over £9m in January 2012, he brought with him an astonishing goal record from the Bundesliga, where he’d scored 24 goals in 34 games for Freiburg in 2010/11 and had already hit 9 goals in 2011/12 by the time he made his way to Tyneside.

The hope was that he’d hit the ground running for Newcastle, and that turned out to be the case indeed. Cisse scored the winner against Aston Villa in his debut for the club and didn’t seem capable of slowing down.

By the end of the season he’d scored an incredible 13 goals in 14 games for the Magpies and had also broken a record – he’d reached the five goal mark faster than any other Newcastle player, the record previously being held by the legendary Les Ferdinand. His goals helped Newcastle to a 5th place Premier League finish. It was, however, his 13th and final goal of the season that stood out more than any other.

Cisse scored two goals against Chelsea in the 0-2 win at Stamford Bridge and the first one was good enough – a half volley with the left foot from just inside the box that flew into the top corner, beyond the reach of Petr Cech. The second though blew everyone’s minds. A throw-in from the left side of the pitch was chested into his path by Shola Ameobi, and from 37 yards out – and wide of the left corner of the penalty area – Cisse hit a volley with the outside of his right boot that somehow swerved around Cech and into the back of the net.

It was one of the greatest goals in Premier League history and is a moment that Newcastle fans likely enjoy replaying more often than we think.