Alan Shearer scored bizarre goal from an indirect free-kick with 11 players on the line

In October 2002, Newcastle hosted West Brom at St James Park where the 52,000-strong crowd were treated to a unique moment in Premier League history.

The action began with the visitors going ahead.

Igor Balis scored midway through the first half to temporarily silence Newcastle's home faithful.

On the brink of half-time though, the game took a completely unexpected turn.

Referee Chris Foy ruled that West Brom captain Derek MacInnes deliberately passed back to goalkeeper Joe Murphy.

He therefore gave an indirect free kick to Newcastle just outside the six-yard area.

As there was not enough room for the defenders to get ten yards back, they were forced to all line up on the goalline.

West Brom's entire team took up positions across the line, seemingly leaving Nolberto Solano and Shearer (who both stood over the set piece) with few options to find the net.

Ingeniously though, Solano came up with a plan.

The Peruvian first dummied the take, pretending to lay it off to Shearer.

This caused a couple of West Brom defenders to step off the line and charge forwards prematurely.

As they retreated back towards the line, Solano quickly took the kick, allowing Shearer to fire the ball through the gap and into the back of the net.

In the second half, the striker bagged a second and Newcastle won 2-1.