Source: PA
Pardew happy with United win
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew praised his team's efforts in their 1-0 win over Wigan without injured top-scorer Andy Carroll - before revealing the striker could be back in time for the derby clash with Sunderland later this month.
Shola Ameobi, in the Magpies side as a replacement for Carroll, sealed the victory at the DW Stadium with a close-range finish in the 19th minute after a defensive error by Steven Gohouri.
The result made for a welcome start to 2011 for Pardew as Newcastle bounced back from defeats against Manchester City and Tottenham and moved up to 10th place in Barclays Premier League.
"I'm very pleased with the discipline of the team," Pardew said. "Some of the things that have cost us in the past, we eradicated to a degree.
"I asked them to play a high line, which they carried out, and they made it difficult for Wigan to play their natural game. We stifled them really well."
When asked about Carroll, Pardew added: "He will definitely miss West Ham (on Wednesday) and I think he'll definitely miss Stevenage (next Saturday), but talking to the boy, he thinks he is ready for Sunderland (on January 16) already."
