Tottenham's enthralling Premiership clash with Newcastle on Sunday had five goals to savour - but Obafemi Martins' left-foot blast that made it 2-2 on 72 minutes was truly exceptional.

The Newcastle striker set up Nicky Butt's winner two minutes later with an astute pass but it is his goal from outside the box in the inside-left channel that will be remembered for years to come.

His shot was measured at 84 mph on BBC 2's Match of the Day 2 - could that be one of the hardest ever?

Some players in history have been renowned for the power of their shooting - Charlie "Cannonball" Fleming for Sunderland in the '50s, "Big Cliff" Holton for Crystal Palace in the '60s and Peter "Hotshot" Lorimer for Leeds in the '70s.

BBC's "Record Breakers" programme featured an 87 mph shot by Nicky Summerbee in 1994 that was claimed as the hardest ever. In that year the son of England winger Mike moved from Swindon to Manchester City. Also a winger, he played for England himself at 'B' and Under-21 level.

Manchester United tested the power of Scholes, Rooney and Ronaldo with a special measuring gun and they were all around 70 mph. The Brazilian left-back Robert Carlos, whose shooting is legendary, was timed at 72 mph.

Martins' effort at the weekend, of course, was done in a match situation and has to be remarkable.