There was probably a very enjoyable game of Monopoly in the Nolan household on Saturday night after Kevin and his new housemate Andy Carroll scored the goals that gave Newcastle an impressive away win at West Ham. After Carlton Cole had given the struggling Hammers an early lead after 12 minutes, Nolan and Carroll linked up nicely allowing the captain to lash home the equaliser. Carroll then grabbed the winner with 20 minutes left on the clock, through a powerful header following good work from Joey Barton.
Carroll has been forced to move in with his captain as part of his bail conditions regarding a new assault allegation, the strikers third such charge in as many years. If the two keep performing as well together as they did at Upton Park then Chris Hughton may enquire about the possibility of Carroll bunking up for good at the Nolan’s.
Hughton is going through his own issues despite bringing success to the club, in what is one of the most pressurised jobs around. The manager’s contract will expire at the end of the season and so far there has been no sign of a new one being offered anytime soon. It might be a good football betting tip to suggest that the club do decide to go after a big name to take over from Hughton. Something which would be rather harsh.
The win took the Geordies into the top half of the table and into ninth place following their promotion back into the top flight. With the Tyne-Wear derby coming around next weekend, the win will give Hughton’s side confidence going into the match against seventh placed Sunderland.
The Black Cats will probably go into the match as slight favourites with soccer betting odds due to their seven match unbeaten run extending last weekend with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Newcastle will be confident of giving their home fans something to cheer about though.
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