Carroll starts for Magpies at Doncaster

NEWCASTLE UNITED boss Chris Hughton has shown he is still behind striker Andy Carroll by naming him in the team at Doncaster tonight. Carroll has been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons over the last 24 hours for an alleged training ground altercation with team-mate Steven Taylor. But, while Taylor is expected to miss the rest of the season with a fractured jaw, the 21-year-old forward keeps his place up front at the Keepmoat Stadium. Midfielder Joey Barton is also involved. He has been named among the substitutes and hopes to figure for the first time in six months. DONCASTER ROVERS (4-4-2): Sullivan; Chambers, Martis, O'Connor, Roberts; Oster, Shiels, Wilson, Woods; Sharp, Hayter. Subs: Hird, Mutch, Spicer, McDaid, Smith, Thomas, Lockwood. NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-2): Harper; Simpson, Kadar, Coloccini, Taylor; Routledge, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez; Nolan, Carroll. Subs: Enrique, Barton, Best, Pancrate, Krul, Ranger, Tozer.

Source: Northern_Echo