 He scored his first FA Premier League goal on 24 April 2002 in a 1 – 0 win over Middlesbrough . He finished the 2001 – 02 season with seven appearances and two goals in all competitions , and also saw his team Ipswich face relegation into the First Division . He scored the winning goal against Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup on 31 October 2002 and finished the 2002 – 03 season with 18 goals . The 2003 – 04 season finished with Bent scoring 16 goals , which was followed by 20 goals in the 2004 – 05 season , being the team 's joint highest goalscorer with <unk> <unk> . 
