Source: Team_Talk
Carroll rescues point for Magpies
Andy Carroll took his goal tally to four in two to earn Newcastle a deserved 1-1 draw from an incident-packed Premier League clash at Wolves.[LNB] Carroll followed up his hat-trick against Aston Villa with a superb header to cancel out Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's second goal of the campaign - as many as he managed in the whole of last season.[LNB]Saturday's Molineux meeting was an old-fashioned blood and thunder type of game, with the tackles flying in from both sides throughout the 90 minutes. Wolves had seven players booked and Newcastle five.[LNB]The Magpies demolished managerless Villa 6-0 last weekend and they created plenty of chances against Mick McCarthy's side.[LNB]Skipper Kevin Nolan, in particular, will feel he should have been more clinical in front of goal on at least two occasions.[LNB]Carroll gave more glimpses of his potential and was a constant source of danger.[LNB]But Wolves have developed a never-say-die attitude under McCarthy and this was typified by Karl Henry's driving display in midfield.[LNB]Newcastle looked the better side in the early stages. Jonas Gutierrez found Wayne Routledge in space after a fine run. He took the ball wide of Marcus Hahnemann, after he had come off his line, but no-one was able to get on the end of his low cross.[LNB]Hahnemann was upset at the challenge of Carroll when he headed over from a Gutierrez cross but it appeared to be perfectly legitimate and no free-kick was awarded.[LNB]Wolves defender Jody Craddock needed treatment after suffering a bloody head and resumed with it heavily bandaged.[LNB]The first clear-cut chance fell after 18 minutes to Nolan after a misdirected header from Jelle Van Damme, but he failed to make full contact on his low shot. Hahnemann blocked and then held onto the rebound effort.[LNB]Wolves striker Kevin Doyle became the first player to be cautioned after 22 minutes for dissent.[LNB]Ebanks-Blake missed a great chance to put Wolves ahead after 26 minutes from their first corner of the game.[LNB]The former Plymouth striker was unmarked only a couple of yards out but headed David Jones' centre against the far post.[LNB]Van Damme could have no complaints for being yellow-carded after 38 minutes for a late challenge on Gutierrez as he burst down the line.[LNB]Nolan should have done better when he volleyed over from 10 yards from Routledge's cross.[LNB]But Carroll was guilty of a glaring miss three minutes before the interval.[LNB]Nolan teed him up eight yards out but he shot over the bar and was then booked for protesting after feeling he should have been awarded a corner.[LNB]It proved a costly miss as Wolves went ahead 60 seconds later through Ebanks-Blake's second goal in two games.[LNB]Van Damme's floated centre was brought down by the striker and he then hammered a low drive past Harper.[LNB]In stoppage time, Jarvis became the third Wolves player to be booked for a rash challenge on Joey Barton.[LNB]Barton was fortunate to escape a booking in the early stages of the second half after leaving his foot in on Van Damme.[LNB]The Belgian defender was clearly struggling for fitness after the tackle and had to be replaced in the 55th minute by Ronald Zubar.[LNB]Zubar was cautioned after a challenge on Gutierrez and, from the free-kick, Carroll brought Newcastle level.[LNB]Barton's inswinging centre picked out Carroll, whose powerful header flew past Hahnemann for his fourth goal in the last two games.[LNB]The yellow cards continued to mount with Nolan booked after fouling Christophe Berra.[LNB]Hahnemann then did well to keep out a powerful effort from Nolan after he pounced on a Routledge cross.[LNB]McCarthy made a double change after 71 minutes with Steven Fletcher and Adlene Guedioura replacing Doyle and Jones.[LNB]Barton shot wide after being teed up by Nolan before the impressive Carroll made way for Shola Ameobi.[LNB]Ameobi almost made an instant impact as his header was cleared away from almost under his own bar by Ward with Nolan ready to pounce.[LNB]The bookings continued to come thick and fast with Guedioura, Berra and Henry taking Wolves' tally to seven.[LNB]Newcastle were looking the more likely to snatch a winner as the game entered the closing minutes.[LNB]Ameobi and James Perch became the third and fourth Newcastle players to be yellow-carded for challenges on Kevin Foley and Jarvis as the sides had to settle for a point apiece.
