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Diego Gómez's 56-yard goal: should the keeper take blame?

Shay Given defends the logic of sweeper-keeping as BBC Football's Match of the Day clip draws an unusually large audience.

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BBC Football Story of October 20, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 88,779 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (7,106).

DIEGO GOMEZ’S ‘PHENOMENAL STRIKE’ FOR BRIGHTON 😮

Someone had called it before Diego Gómez struck. BBC Football's Match of the Day clip opens with a social-media prediction that Brighton's midfielder would score from halfway, and Gabby points out that he had already been trying.

Shay Given recalls an even more distant attempt against Sunderland the previous week. Then comes the replay of Gómez scoring against Crystal Palace: an ambitious shot from beyond halfway, with the distance marked on the pitch. The Short drew roughly 89,000 views in its first day, more than twelve times BBC Football's usual Shorts audience.

Dion Dublin supplies the question that turns the replay into a discussion: "No blame for the keeper? No blame for the keeper?" Given's answer centers on the job modern goalkeepers are asked to do. Playing high off the line is part of being a sweeper-keeper, he argues, while Gómez's technique deserves credit in its own right. "That is a proper ping, that's a phenomenal strike..." he says.

Viewers pick up that same tactical thread, asking whether more players should try their luck against advanced keepers. Others remember Charlie Adam, whose long-range shooting Given mentions in the clip.

BBC Football also gives the goal a longer conversation on Football Daily, with Paul Robinson offering a goalkeeper's perspective. There is a useful contrast: Gómez had been attempting these shots, while Robinson says his own long-range goal against Watford was not intended.

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Charlie adam! What a player!
@2nerds1railwaySee it on YouTube
In the absolute centre of the net too! 😮😮😮
@stephennewton2777See it on YouTube
The number of times recently I've seen a keeper up in the halfway line. I'm always surprised more player don't try it. It's a worthwhile tactic if you're getting thumped and can't play through them.
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