Source: Daily_Mail
Chris Hughton warns Andy Carroll he must fight for Newcastle place
Newcastle manager Chris Hughton has told striker Andy Carroll he is not guaranteed to win back his place in the Magpies' line-up. [LNB]The homegrown frontman claimed the headlines with a hat-trick against Aston Villa in the second game of the Barclays Premier League season and was tipped to break into Fabio Capello's England squad. [LNB]He followed that up with an equaliser against Wolves but has not scored in four appearances since and was left on the bench for Sunday's defeat at Manchester City as Shola Ameobi was rewarded for his Carling Cup brace against Chelsea. [LNB] No guarantees: Magpies striker Carroll (left) is suffering a dip in form[LNB]Hughton said: 'What I have to do is pick players who are going to win a game for Newcastle United. Andy had a touch of a virus last week and if you look at his last performance, he had perhaps lost that edge. [LNB]'Shola Ameobi had done well at Chelsea and is pushing him hard. That's the competition we have and Shola started against Manchester City. [LNB]'Andy is a massive part of this club, but we have to have competition in all areas. These are the things we see week-in, week-out.' [LNB] I'll be back! Newcastle forward Ben Arfa vows to return after horror break Holland axe De Jong for 'wild' tackle that left Ben Arfa with broken legCarroll confusion: Newcastle ace sweats on England after being droppedMan City 2 Newcastle 1: Johnson stunner piles on misery for MagpiesNEWCASTLE UNITED FC
