According to the Guardian,

Monday night's match Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Newcastle United Key men: Gary Speed and Robert Lee. 66 tackles and 110 passes (including 19 successful attempts from 23 in the final third of the field) won the midfield for Newcastle.

Weak Link: A frustrated Alen Boksic could only completed five passes in the final third, gave away 11 balls, had no attempts on target, and committed 4 fouls.

The edge: With their captain leading by example (19 tackles for Alan Shearer, the most from a striker this weekend), Newcastle tackled deep (98 tackles from midfielders) and dominated throughout (averaging 60% of possession). Gary Pallister was consistent in defeat for Boro - winning 31 of 32 tackles, and intercepting 7 passes.

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2000

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That & the fact we scored more than them (C;

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2000