London: Andy Carroll scored his fourth goal in two games to rescue a point for Newcastle in a feisty game at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Referee Stuart Attwell handed out 11 yellow cards as the tackles flew in at Molineux.
Newcastle, fresh from a 6-0 thrashing of Aston Villa last weekend, made the better start and Kevin Nolan miscued a shot in the 18th minute when he probably should have put the Magpies in front.
Carroll was guilty of a worse miss in the 42nd, scooping the ball over the bar from eight yards (meters) after being set up Nolan.
Just a minute later, the visitors were made to pay for their wastefulness when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, who earlier headed a good chance against the post, controlled the ball brilliantly with his chest and fired in low past Steve Harper for his second goal in as many games.
But Carroll, who scored a hat trick against Aston Villa, powered in a header from Joey Barton's free kick in the 62nd to make it 1-1.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy afterwards laughed off Barton's complaints that he had been singled out for rough treatment by his side.
"I think he was complaining about one or two of the tackles," McCarthy told the Press Association after he was spotted in a conversation with Barton after the final whistle. "I said to him 'you are hardly a shrinking violet yourself Joey so come on mate.'"
"He just said about my team and tackling and I thought there is the kettle calling the pot black if ever I heard it. We were laughing about it. It was nothing at all in terms of harsh words."
Hughton praised the performance of Carroll, who played despite an ankle injury.
"He probably didn't reach the heights of the last couple of weeks regarding his performance," he said. "But what he did show was the quality he has got when given a chance and this is a tough lad.
"This is a lad who had an ankle problem during the week and hasn't trained during the last few days and puts himself up to play."
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