Rob Elliot put in a performance on Saturday afternoon that was so good it will force Martin O'Neill to consider him as a starter against Bosnia this week.
Newcastle put in the classic FIFA performance of absorbing bags of chances, only to smash and grab a one-nil win by converting one of very few chances.
The reason Newcastle didn't get a hammering, and secured a vital win to bring them closer to safety, Irish goalkeeper Rob Elliot made a string of excellent saves and played so well he prompted some English fans to declare that Roy Hodgson should call him up for England.
The MOTD panel picked a few saves out for a closer look:
It's good to see an Irish goalkeeper playing in the Premier League at all, let alone putting in performances like that. Keep it up Robert.