Source: PA
Cup success eases Hughton's mind
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton was relieved after seeing his side come through a tricky tie at Accrington to make it into the Carling Cup third round.
Npower League Two outfit Stanley battled well against their Barclays Premier League opponents and went in level at the break after a wonderful effort from Ray Putterill in first-half stoppage-time cancelled out Ryan Taylor's equally impressive opener.
But the Magpies moved two goals ahead in the second period thanks to finishes from Shola Ameobi and Peter Lovenkrands before Sean Hessey's late consolation for the hosts made it 3-2 at the final whistle.
Asked if his feeling was one of relief, Hughton said: "It is, because they scored the goal just on half-time. Normally in those circumstances, they are the team that come out in the real ascendancy in the second half and we have seen it time and time again.
"But we said to the players at half-time that we need to start the second half as we did the first and I thought we had good control of the game.
"Certainly over 90 minutes we created the better chances and could have made it more comfortable for ourselves. The last goal for them probably flatters them a little bit, although it made it a nervy ending."
