Wayne Rooney seen as Everton traitor - Sir Alex Ferguson

Ferguson says Rooney can handle Everton fans' hostility

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney is still seen as a "traitor" by Everton fans.

United visit Goodison Park on Saturday after what Ferguson admits has been a tough week following their thrashing by Manchester City last Sunday.
And he is expecting another hard game, with former Evertonian Rooney, 26, sure to receive a hostile reception.
"You know what fans are like, he's a traitor as far as they are concerned," he said.
"That's never going to change."
Ferguson added: "He's had mixed success going to Everton. He's scored a couple of goals in previous games and gets booed as normal.
"He got booked in one game and I took him off because there was no way I was going to give the referee an opportunity to send him off.
"That's where the hype around the ground in terms of him getting booed every time he makes a challenge comes into it."

My attitude is to completely forget it - it never happened

Sir Alex Ferguson on the City defeat

 

Ferguson will be mindful of last season's encounter at Goodison where a United side missing Rooney let slip a 3-1 lead by conceding two stoppage-time goals to draw 3-3 with David Moyes' team.
The Premier League champions have not won at Goodison since 2007.
Ferguson wants his side to recover from the demoralising 6-1 defeat by Manchester City, which leaves their rivals five points above them at the Premier League summit.
And he aims to build on an encouraging League Cup win over Aldershot on Tuesday.
"It's been a tough week for everyone. It was a bad result [against City] but we have to get over it - the fans, players, employees, staff. Everyone was involved in the disappointment," the Scot said.
"We enjoyed Tuesday night but we need to show ourselves on Saturday."
On the City defeat, he said: "You can analyse it as much as you want but it's not going to do us any good. My attitude is to completely forget it - it never happened.
"What can happen is we can show Manchester United in its proper light. We didn't do that last week but we can do that on Saturday.
"We have done that pretty well over the years, [in 1996-97] we lost 5-0 to Newcastle and won the league by 10 or 11 points.
"We have the experiences of having recovered many, many times and that's what you have to do when you are a club like United."
His side may be without winger Ashley Young, who has a toe injury, and could include midfielder Tom Cleverley, who impressed in midweek against Aldershot.
Everton will be missing Royston Drenthe after the Dutchman was sent off in their Carling Cup defeat by Chelsea.
Former United player Phil Neville and midfielder Tim Cahill will miss out because of injury.

QPR's Anton Ferdinand welcomes peers' support

 

Terry (right) denies racially abusing Ferdinand (centre) 

 

QPR's Anton Ferdinand has thanked his fellow players for their support following Chelsea captain John Terry's alleged racial abuse of the defender.

The 26-year-old was allegedly subjected to a slur by Terry during QPR's 1-0 win over rivals Chelsea last Sunday.
Terry, 30, has denied any wrongdoing, but the Football Association is investigating the claims.
"I'd like to thank players like Jason Roberts [of Blackburn] for the support they have given me," said Ferdinand.
"Not just professionals at other clubs but my team-mates at QPR. They've been fantastic for me.
"Having team-mates around you, like I have is nice to feel, and nice to see."

Anyone who knows me will know that whatever's going on, football's always going to be my number one priority

Anton Ferdinand

 

As well as the FA investigation, the Metropolitan Police has announced it is assessing evidence from the incident after receiving a complaint.
Both clubs say they are keen see an end to the controversy.
QPR face Tottenham on Sunday and Ferdinand, who has refused to talk explicitly about the alleged incident during his side's 1-0 win at Loftus Road, says his focus is entirely on playing football.
"The last few days have been crazy," Ferdinand said in an interview with the Telegraph.
"But I'm looking forward to Sunday's game and am fully focused on football.
"Anyone who knows me will know that whatever's going on, football's always going to be my number one priority."
As part of their investigations, the FA will speak to both Ferdinand and Terry, while other QPR and Chelsea players could be called upon.
"Has it been the craziest week of my life?" Ferdinand added. "There's been other situations, but it's certainly up there. But these types of situations are what make you."

Newcastle 2 - 2 Tottenham

 
Defoe proved to be Tottenham's super-sub at St James' Park

Shola Ameobi came off the bench to score as Newcastle maintained their unbeaten start to the season by drawing with Tottenham.

Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring from the spot after Steven Taylor was judged to have brought down Emmanuel Adebayor.
Demba Ba equalised for Newcastle from close range before substitute Jermain Defoe fired in low to put Spurs ahead.

Newcastle owners deserve credit - Pardew

But Ameobi won a point for Newcastle when he struck in from the angle.
It was an outstanding strike by the substitute who was played in with a cute flick from Magpies playmaker Yohan Cabaye.
The equaliser came four minutes from normal time although both the home side and the visitors could have take away all three points in a frenetic final five minutes.
Defoe twice had a chance to score, but his first shot was brilliantly blocked by Taylor before the follow-up was palmed away by Tim Krul.
And in stoppage time, Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini had a chance to become a hero but he fired wide after turning inside the six-yard area.

The finale was in stark contrast to a rather subdued first half during which Newcastle were content to contain the visitors.
The home side's disciplined approach was working a treat until five minutes before half-time, when they made an error.
Cabaye had the ball poked from his possession by Jake Livermore and Adebayor ran on to the loose ball before he was clipped by Taylor in the area.
Referee Lee Probert looked at his linesman for guidance before pointing to the spot.
The Magpies ditched their conservative tactics after the break and three minutes into the half they were level.
Argentine Gutierrez left Luka Modric sleeping on the left and got down to the by-line before dinking the ball into the area which was slid in by Ba for his fifth goal in three games.

Harry Redknapp regrets missed chances

However, Spurs, free from their chains, were now also able to play their game.
Adebayor was twice unlucky not to put his side back in front, first screwing a shot an inch wide before Krul cleared just as the Togo striker was about to shoot.
However, a minute later they finally scored the second when Defoe spun in a flash to drill a low strike past the Dutch goalkeeper.
Alan Pardew's men were now 22 minutes from losing their unbeaten record.
Both Cheik Tiote and Ryan Taylor went close when their long-range strikes were saved by Brad Friedel but the American stopper had no chance of saving Ameobi's rocket.
The home-grown striker picked up quick ball from Cabaye and rifled his effort low and hard into the bottom left corner of the Tottenham goal.
The Magpies remain in fourth while Spurs stay sixth in the Premier League table.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew:
"In the second half we created a lot of pressure. Both teams wanted to try and win and that provided great entertainment
"Our reaction to going behind was great. It shows the spirit and character of our group. We have players on the bench who can come on and change the game.
"I'm proud of the players and proud of the staff and pleased for the owners who have taken a lot of criticism. Things take time."
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp:
"When you are 2-1 up in the 86th minute you are looking for three points.
"This is a tough place to come but we felt comfortable at 2-1 and in a position to finish them off. We thought we could nick another goal.
"We started with Rafa but he looked a bit leggy and Jermaine came on full of beans and grabbed a goal. Both played their part and both scored a goal."

Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd

 
Javier Hernandez scored Manchester United's goal after coming off the bench. 
 

Substitute Javier Hernandez earned Manchester United a point after England striker Wayne Rooney was left out of the starting line-up at Anfield.

The Mexican levelled nine minutes from time after Steven Gerrard, making his first start since undergoing groin surgery in April, put Liverpool ahead with a 68th-minute free-kick.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he dropped Rooney after he was left "devastated" by the three-match ban that rules him out of England's Euro 2012 group games following his red card in Montenegro.
As well as Rooney, Ferguson also left Hernandez and Nani on the bench in a much-changed United team.

We deserved three points - Dalglish

It looked like proving an expensive decision as Gerrard slotted a free-kick through the United wall to make it 1-0.
That was the signal for Ferguson to make changes - and Hernandez rescued a point with a close-range header.
Liverpool substitute Jordan Henderson almost snatched victory twice in stoppage time but United held on to end a run of three successive Premier League defeats at Anfield.
United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.
And Ferguson was largely indebted to young keeper David de Gea, who has had his critics this season but made crucial saves to keep United in contention as they came under concerted pressure in the closing stages.

Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
And in an undistinguished opening, Jones had the best chance when he met Patrice Evra's cross at the far post but headed weakly off-target with what proved to be United's most inviting opening of the first half.
Liverpool captain Gerrard then created confusion in the United six-yard area with a whipped cross - but the clearest opportunity fell to Luis Suarez in the 33rd minute. Charlie Adam's shot deflected invitingly into the Uruguayan's path but, after cleverly wrong-footing Jonny Evans, he was thwarted by De Gea's block.
It was Liverpool who once again carried the momentum after the break and the recalled Rio Ferdinand was booked for a foul on Suarez, whose confrontational approach and brilliant natural ability was proving hard to handle.
After Evra was also shown a yellow card following a prolonged bout of bickering which also involved Suarez, Ferguson decided on a double change by replacing Park Ji-sung and Ashley Young with Nani and Rooney.
As they stood waiting to come on, Liverpool took the lead as Gerrard showed what his side have been missing. United hotly contested the free-kick awarded when Adam tumbled under Ferdinand's challenge - and Gerrard steered a 20-yard free-kick past De Gea, thanks in no small part to Ryan Giggs jumping out of the wall.

Ferguson frustrated with 'soft' free-kick

Ferguson then made another change as Liverpool moved within sight of victory, sending on Hernandez for Jones in the hope that the Mexican's goal-poaching instincts could be the catalyst for a comeback.
And so it proved when Hernandez arrived with perfect timing on to Danny Welbeck's flick from a corner to send a header flashing past Pepe Reina.
De Gea was United's hero again within seconds of Hernandez's equaliser, diving to his left to claw away Dirk Kuyt's shot as he got on the end of a superb cross from Stewart Downing.
Liverpool were still pressing for the winner in stoppage time with another substitute, Henderson, prominent. His angled finish was brilliantly turned away by De Gea and he also headed just over.
Defender Martin Skrtel should have done better than sky a chance into the Kop in the dying moments - and it was the Manchester United supporters who were happier with a point at the final whistle.

Morison to resume club rivalry against Wales team-mates

Morison scored his first international goal in Wales' 2-1 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Montenegro Wales striker Steve Morison says he is ready to resume club rivalries when Norwich face Swansea, four days after his country's game in Bulgaria. The 28-year-old striker could face Wales team-mates Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor and Joe Allen when the Swans come to Carrow Road on Saturday. "It's a fantastic game for both teams, it shows how far both teams have come. "It's a game both teams want to win, it's an exciting time for both places, what a game," he said. Both sides were promoted to the top flight this season along with QPR, and all three now sit together on eight points after seven games. Morison says that retaining a consistency from the way the team played in the Championship has been important. "We know what we're good at and we've concentrated on that, you need to stick to your guns, stick to your work ethic and your morals and see how far it can take you. "So far it's bode well for both teams," said Morison. As for the prospect of potentially being marked by Wales colleague Williams, Morison said: "It's a hard task, he's a very good player, and I look forward to it, I just hope I'm in the team."

Fulham to redevelop Craven Cottage

 

Fulham initially looked to leave Craven Cottage in 2002 

 

Fulham have unveiled plans to redevelop their Craven Cottage stadium and increase the capacity to 30,000.

The ground, which has been the Whites' home since 1896, currently holds 25,700 after several refurbishment projects over the past decade.
Recent reports suggested Fulham were looking to move to a new stadium and were considering a groundshare with west London neighbours QPR or Chelsea.
However, the club have confirmed that no such talks have taken place.
"We are still in the very early stages of the planning process and will be holding a public exhibition in mid-October, where we would very much welcome people's thoughts on our initial ideas," said Fulham chief executive Alastair Mackintosh.

We are confident that a redevelopment will improve the fans' matchday experience, and enhance our corporate offering, whilst remaining sympathetic to the design of this historic ground

Alastair Mackintosh Fulham chief executive

 

"This investment at Craven Cottage demonstrates yet again the chairman's continued ambition to see the club prosper and grow and to continue to compete at this level for many years to come.
"The venue would also be subject to wider facility improvements and, as part of the consultation process, the club will begin speaking to residents, supporters and other interested groups from next week.
"We are confident that a redevelopment will improve the fans' matchday experience, and enhance our corporate offering, whilst remaining sympathetic to the design of this historic ground."
Fulham thought they had played their last match at Craven Cottage at the end of the 2001-02 campaign, spending the following season at QPR's Loftus Road with the intention of starting out in a new stadium a year later.
Opposition to the proposal ended the process and spiralling costs eventually resulted in the Whites aborting plans for a new home.
Instead, the club invested money in refurbishment work to increase Craven Cottage's capacity to 25,700, while upgrading facilities.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Craven Cottage hosted the 2011 Women's Champions League final

Recent reports suggested Fulham had reignited their search for a new ground in west London and would be vying with neighbours QPR and Chelsea for suitable plots.
QPR chief executive officer Philip Beard said on Thursday that the club are looking to leave Loftus Road for a new stadium, preferably in the Shepherd's Bush area.
Meanwhile, Chelsea this week made an offer to Chelsea Pitch Owners - most of whose shareholders are fans - for the stadium's freehold in what has been seen as a precursor to a move to a new 60,000-seater ground.

Wolves fans' abuse of Karl Henry disgusting - Roger Johnson

 

Henry was born in Wolverhampton and joined his hometown club in August 2006 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Roger Johnson has said the club's own fans were disgraceful in abusing Karl Henry.

The midfielder was substituted during last weekend's defeat to Newcastle and was taunted by a section of the Molineux crowd.
"I thought it was a disgrace, disgusting. It stinks," said Johnson who replaced Henry as captain.
"If the fans want to have a bitch at me about it then fine, but I thought they were bang out of order."

There are no reasons for this sort of abuse. It should never happen, especially to someone who has served Wolves so well

Wolves skipper, Roger Johnson

 

Henry was the subject of sarcastic cheering when he was replaced by Wolves manager Mick McCarthy after 58 minutes for Adlene Guedioura.
Johnson believes 28-year-old Henry does not deserve such treatment after his lengthy service with the club.
The midfielder captained the club for three years, before being replaced in the role by summer signing Johnson.
Henry has made almost 200 appearances for the club and captained Wolves to promotion and two seasons in the Premier League.
Johnson added: "There are no reasons for that and it should never happen - and, for someone who's served this club so well for so long and been captain, it was undeserved.
"It's not going to help anyone."

Ivan Gazidis insists Arsenal do not need Champions League

 

Ivan Gazidis has been at Arsenal since 2008 

 

Chief executive Ivan Gazidis is confident Arsenal could still compete financially if they missed out on the Champions League.

The Gunners earned £26m from Europe last season but Gazidis believes they could still keep pace with the top English clubs without it.
They currently sit 15th in the Premier League table, 12 points behind leaders Manchester United.
"Every club has the temptation to think that money is the answer," he said.

We don't have a salary ceiling, I don't know where that story comes from

Ivan Gazidis Arsenal chief executive

 

"We would rather qualify for it but we have a really sustainable model that can cope. Not just cope, but we can do well and compete.
"It would be very foolish to build a business model that relied on being in the Champions League for perpetuity and I don't think any clubs do that and, if they do, then they probably aren't being run as responsibly as they should be."
Arsenal - who have been in the Champions League in each of the past 14 seasons - bought in £64m in transfer fees in the summer and spent £48.3m, with over half of that spent on transfer deadline day as Arsene Wenger boosted his squad with the signings of Andre Santos, Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta.
Gazidis was also quick to add that the Gunners would be able to compete with Chelsea and the two Manchester clubs in terms of player wages.
"We don't have a salary ceiling, I don't know where that story comes from," said Gazidis, who was speaking at Leaders in Football.
"We have a very sophisticated business model that looks at what we need to do to compete today and what we need to do to compete next year and five years from now."

FA says goal-line technology will not be used next season

Incidents such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in the 2010 World Cup have added to the impetus for introducing goal-line technology

Football Association general secretary Alex Horne has confirmed that goal-line technology will not be used in the Premier League next season.

Horne said accuracy testing would not be complete in time for the 2012-13 campaign, with 2013-14 more realistic.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will not approve any technology until after the 2012 European Championships finals.
Horne said: "I think that'll be too late for 2012-13."
He continued: "I think it'll be 2013-14 because there's then a big capital decision-making process for any league or any competition who want to apply [the technology]."

 

Goal-line technology 'not ready' for next season

Horne said there were eight or nine systems competing for licences and that all of them could prove successful in technology trials, with individual governing bodies then deciding which of them - if any - to use.
"There's not going to be one technology for all of world football," he said.
"There's a phase of testing up until March 2012 that will establish whether technology can actually achieve reasonable accuracy - 90 per cent, 99 per cent, maybe 100 per cent.
"It's happening live in stadia all around Europe. They can simulate light, they can simulate dark, they can simulate balls rolling across the line, balls being fired in from all different angles."
Horne also confirmed that the technology would only be used to establish whether or not a goal had been scored and not for decisions such as offside.
"Those single points of scoring a goal are so vital and there are so few of them in a football match compared to tennis or cricket that that is where we need the technology," he said.
"If you start using technology to judge offsides, for example, then I think you've gone too far."

England's Danny Welbeck puts 'no limits' on his improvement

Euro 2012 Group G qualifier: Montenegro v England

• Venue: City Stadium, Podgorica
• Date: Friday, 7 October
• Kick-off: 2000 BST
• Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live and online; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles; watch live on Sky Sports 1

No 'club hatred' in England camp - Welbeck

Manchester United's Danny Welbeck insists he is putting "no limits" on his progress as he joined the England squad for their decisive Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro.

Welbeck has flourished after returning to Old Trafford from a loan spell at Sunderland last season, scoring five goals as United stand at the top of the Premier League table.
The 20-year-old striker is an outsider for selection in Podgorica, with England requiring a point from Friday's meeting with Montenegro to confirm their place in Poland and Ukraine next summer.
England coach Fabio Capello is, however, a confirmed admirer and Welbeck wants to build on the good impression he has created for club and country.
He said: "I just want to keep on improving because there is no limits. When I went on loan to Sunderland, just getting minutes in the Premier League and playing week in week out with the big boys was a really big step for me and I loved my time there."

Welbeck added: "You don't want to put a limit on anything. You don't want to be happy with where you're at. The main ones like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score goals, break records and carry on breaking them. They don't want to stop.
"I just want to keep on improving. I'm only 20 years of age, so playing week in week out with these players at United and coming here to train with the best players in the nation is just a big buzz and I don't want to stop there.
"I'm confident in my own ability and once I get on the pitch I feel at home. I've always been brought up to play the game and not the occasion. At Manchester United they've always drilled that into us. You've got to win but win and enjoy yourself as well.
"That mentality about not getting over-awed by anything has just been drilled into me."
Welbeck looks to United team-mate Wayne Rooney, with him in the England squad, for guidance and also to Old Trafford's elder statesman Michael Owen and Ryan Giggs.

 
Welbeck has found the net five times this season for Manchester United 
 
He said: "Growing up I just always loved Ryan Giggs and fortunately I have had the chance to be playing with him. He's my role model but there are players you look at and you take positives from their game and try and put it into yours. I really loved watching Thierry Henry - although not against United.
"I didn't think I would play with Ryan Giggs but I was alongside him in attack against Basel last week and the way he's going he might still be playing when I've finished."
And Welbeck said: "Wayne Rooney is a great professional, good for giving advice on and off the pitch. He talks you through games and training as well. I'm pleased to be playing with any striker at United and I hope it's likewise.
"Michael Owen is good for giving advice as are all the professionals. I'm learning from the best. Michael terrorised the world stage with England at a young age and Wayne Rooney is one of the best footballer's in the world.
"They are so easy to talk to. I'm always watching them in training and how they act around the dressing room and in their circle."

Everton to take 'firm action' against fans who threw missiles

 

Missiles appeared to be hurled at Carroll as he celebrated his opening goal 

 

Everton have vowed to take "firm action" against any fan found guilty of throwing missiles at Liverpool players in Saturday's Merseyside derby.

Objects appeared to be thrown from the crowd at Andy Carroll, Craig Bellamy and Luis Suarez in the second half.
"This behaviour is totally unacceptable and will be rightly condemned by all right-thinking Evertonians," said director of communications Ian Ross.
Everton are working with police to examine video footage of the match.
The Football Association are waiting for referee Martin Atkinson's official match report before deciding on what action they will take.

If we can identify any supporter who threw anything - and we mean anything - on to the pitch on Saturday we will take immediate firm and far-reaching action.

Ian Ross Everton director of communications

 

Everton had midfielder Jack Rodwell controversially sent off - a decision they have appealed against - before Liverpool won the 216th Merseyside derby 2-0 with goals from Andy Carroll and Suarez.
Items including plastic bottles and what is thought to have been a coin were hurled onto the pitch during the closing minutes of the game.
Mr Ross added: "We are fully aware of the incidents which occurred during Saturday's derby game.
"We are currently working with Merseyside Police on collating and analysing all available CCTV footage of the incidents.
"If we can identify any supporter who threw anything - and we mean anything - on to the pitch on Saturday we will take immediate firm and far-reaching action."

Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle

 
Ba made it four goals in two games for Newcastle 
 

Newcastle made it their best start to a season in 17 years with victory over Wolves at Molineux.

Demba Ba scored his fourth goal in two games when he headed in Yohan Cabaye's corner at the near post.
Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.

Poor decisions cost us - McCarthy

Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions.
The first was made by referee Mark Halsey who judged Steven Taylor's foul on Jamie O'Hara to have been outside the area when it was inside, and the second was made by the assistant referee who deemed Adam Hammill's cross to have gone behind before it was headed back for Kevin Doyle to net.
McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side.
In contrast, the Newcastle juggernaut rolls on.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 10 PL games. The previous time they went 10 games unbeaten in the top flight was August 1997.

The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors.
Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.
Another surprise is that Newcastle have the meanest defence in all four leagues and they did their utmost to preserve the tag at Molineux.
Young Dutch keeper Tim Krul saw his value rocket up with a sensational display.
He dived low to stop O'Hara's free-kick from swinging in before twice saving from Doyle. But his Hollywood moment came in the second half when his double save denied Fletcher and Hammill.
For all of Newcastle's braveheart efforts, Wolves were also guilty of profligacy with Fletcher and Doyle wasting chances when in good positions.
The visitors attacking unit played their part too.

Newcastle were lucky admits Pardew

They looked pacy and powerful in attack and opened the scoring when Ba scored his fourth goal in two games when he headed in Cabaye's corner from the left.
Newcastle extended their advantage seven minutes before half-time when Gutierrez went on a mazy run before slotting in.
Minutes later Wolves were denied a penalty which could have brought them back into the game.
Fletcher did give his side hope with three minutes remaining when he scored from Hammill's cross, but another dubious decision denied them a deserved equaliser.
It was Hammill again who swung the ball to the far post which was nodded back by Matt Jarvis for Doyle to covert. The Wolves players ran away to celebrate only for the party to be halted by the assistant's flag.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy:
"Bad decisions have cost us, but poor defending has cost us first and foremost.
"When you're having a tough time you need the right decisions to go your way. It doesn't help our cause does it?
"We were wasteful in front of goal and had enough chances in the second half to win the game."
On the decision not to award a penalty: "I spoke to Mark [referee Halsey] and he said he didn't want to guess. It didn't require a guess because it was in the area.
"I could just point fingers at everyone else but we conceded poor goals."
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew:
"We were lucky today. Wolves were very, very good and off the back of two home defeats they weren't going to give in.
"Perhaps deserved a point at the very least. In the first half we showed we had quality in this team and in the second half we showed we had the spirit to hang on.
"We've been better than that and controlled the game much better in other matches. Today we had good fortune and did play well at times."

Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool

 
Jubilant Liverpool players congratulate Andy Carroll (second right) after the opening goal 
 

Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card.

Rodwell was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson - who has shown 15 red cards since the start of last season - after 23 minutes for what appeared to be a legitimate challenge on Suarez.
Everton had started well but were then forced to mount a rearguard action with 10 men following Rodwell's dismissal.
The hosts survived when goalkeeper Tim Howard saved Dirk Kuyt's penalty late in the first half after Phil Jagielka felled Suarez.

 

Rodwell red card was wrong - Moyes

But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.
And Suarez took advantage of a misunderstanding between Leighton Baines and Sylvain Distin to add a second with eight minutes left.
Everton boss David Moyes will be frustrated at the turn of events that halted his side's early momentum - but counterpart Kenny Dalglish will happily take victory on his return to Goodison Park as Liverpool manager, the place where his first spell in charge ended more than 20 years ago.
Tim Cahill was fit for Everton after suffering a shin injury at Manchester City last week - and his value was illustrated as he was swiftly into his stride and unsettling the Liverpool defence.
It was Suarez, however, who had the first chance. Jagielka's sliced clearance found Kuyt, but Suarez could only head his cross tamely into the arms of Howard.

Merseyside derby red cards

• 1 October 2011 - Jack Rodwell
• 6 February 2010 - Sotiros Kyrgiakos & Steven Pienaar
• 4 February 2009 - Lucas
• 27 September 2008 - Tim Cahill
• 20 October 2007 - Tony Hibbert & Phil Neville
• 25 March 2006 - Steven Gerrard & Andy van der Meyde
• 28 December 2005 - Phil Neville & Mikel Arteta
• 20 March 2005 - Milan Baros
• 19 April 2003 - David Weir & Gary Naysmith
• 16 April 2001 - Igor Biscan
• 29 October 2000 - Thomas Gravesen
• 27 September 1999 - Sander Westerveld, Francis Jeffers & Steven Gerrard

As a frenetic opening continued, Cahill - whose robust approach had already prompted Jamie Carragher to register his displeasure to Atkinson - rose above the Liverpool defence to force keeper Pepe Reina into an athletic tip over the top.
Everton defender Distin then demonstrated neat footwork to evade a succession of challenges inside the area before sending a rising, angled effort narrowly off target.
The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.
As half-time approached with Everton desperate to get into the dressing room and regroup, Liverpool were awarded a penalty for Jagielka's rash challenge on Suarez. This time there was no disputing Atkinson's decision, but Howard rescued Everton by diving low to his left to keep out Kuyt's spot-kick.
At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.

Dalglish didn't see Rodwell red card

Little had been seen of £35m man Carroll until just after the restart when he twice rose powerfully to meet corners, forcing Louis Saha to clear acrobatically off the line and Howard to save low at his post.
Saha had been in lively mood after he was restored to the side and gave Reina an anxious moment with a low effort from distance that flashed just wide.
It was the signal for Dalglish to contemplate changes and they came after 66 minutes when Adam and the subdued Stewart Downing were replaced by Steven Gerrard and Craig Bellamy.
Liverpool had hardly been placing Everton under relentless pressure, but they finally forced their way through with 20 minutes left. Bellamy played in Jose Enrique, and when Kuyt ducked under his cross Carroll forced home from eight yards.
Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.
The striker's celebrations in front of the Gwladys Street end were interrupted by a number of bottles being thrown on to the pitch but Liverpool remained in command to collect three points in comfort, with Kuyt striking the woodwork in the closing seconds.