Carroll gets Magpies back on track

Sat, 19 Sep 18:30:21 2009

Andy Carroll's second goal in four days helped Newcastle to a 3-1 stuttering victory over bottom-of-the-table Plymouth as the Magpies returned to winning ways.

The Gateshead-born striker blasted home six minutes from time to seal the win after Kevin Nolan had converted substitute Danny Guthrie's 61st-minute cross.

But Chris Hughton's men were made to work all the way to the whistle as Karl Duguid's 50th-minute equaliser, which cancelled out Steven Taylor's opener, threatened to hand Argyle some reward for their 818-mile round-trip to Tyneside.

On the 10-year anniversary of the late Sir Bobby Robson's first home game as Newcastle boss - an 8-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday - his latest successor sent his side out looking for a response.

Wednesday night's 2-1 defeat at Blackpool was the Magpies' first of the season and knocked them off the top of the table, but they wasted little time in bouncing back in front of a crowd of 42,898.

 

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  1. Kevin P:
    They probably have not heard that they could­ have used Google Earth to miss the road-works etc.
    But­ having said that, they still think a double-decker bus­ is a house on wheels.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Sun 20 Sep 10:02AM

  2. Yes 818mi round trip. For those of you who are­ challenged by route finding the route is briefly: A38,­ M5, M42, M18, AIM, A1, A1M, A1!

    From JOHN W, on Sat 19 Sep 8:55PM

  3. You get some great stuff on here. Makes me laugh. Road­ works and diversions? Brilliant!

    Anyway well done you­ lot. Up and no doubt about that.

    From KEVIN P, on Sat 19 Sep 8:46PM

  4. The Toon have to go there also (used to be some great­ pubs on the front at Plymouth in the 70`s)
    Good result­ today.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Sat 19 Sep 7:48PM

  5. the meaning round trip is plymouth newcastle newcastle­ plymouth you also have to take into consideration road­ works and minor roads where their coaches cant go but­ anyway it was a wasted trip hahahaha cmon the toon

    From footy mad, on Sat 19 Sep 7:06PM

  6. Yes that's 409 miles each way, just how far do you­ think it is to Plymouth you thick tw#t?

    From steven.nicholls4, on Sat 19 Sep 7:05PM

  7. 818 mile round trip???? which way did the bus driver go­ then? via scotland?

    From steve, on Sat 19 Sep 6:37PM
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