Source: PA
Hughton rues errors
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton was left "frustrated" by the 2-1 defeat to Blackburn at St James` Park in the Barclays Premier League.
Substitute Jason Roberts netted an 82nd minute winner for Rovers after Andy Carroll had cancelled out an early opener from Morten Gamst Pedersen.
But on a night when midfielder Joey Barton once again found himself at the centre of controversy when seemed to catch Pedersen with a hand as he ran past him, it was Rovers manager Sam Allardyce who had the last laugh. There is no love lost between the former Bolton boss and Newcastle following his eight-month reign on Tyneside.
Hughton said: "Frustrated is probably the word that comes to mind because overall was it a game we deserved to lose? I would say categorically no, it wasn't.
"Sam came with a side that played five at the back, four in midfield and one up front to make life difficult for us. That being the case, you have got to be a good enough side in possession and you have got to create enough chances.
"The game hinged on not the opportunities that they created, it was more our own downfall, two errors that we made which they capitalised on."
