England under-21 striker Carroll, the hat-trick star of that Villa demolition, netted Newcastle’s equalizer in the 62nd minute with a powerful header from Joey Barton’s free-kick.
Fulham rescued a 2-2 draw against Blackpool as Dickson Etuhu’s late equalizer denied the hosts in their first top-flight game at Bloomfield Road for 39 years.
Meanwhile, Chelsea pair Lampard and Terry will both miss England’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month after being ruled out by their club because of injury.
Ancelotti revealed after the Blues’ defeat of Stoke that Lampard will undergo a hernia operation this week and the London side later released a statement saying Terry had glute and hamstring problems.
“John [Terry] has spoken personally to the England management team, and Chelsea and England medical staff have also been in touch,” the Chelsea statement said. “All are agreed that John’s injuries, that he has carried since pre-season, would benefit from a period of rest and rehabilitation.”
Adding to England coach Fabio Capello’s selection headache, strikers Peter Crouch and Bobby Zamora both sustained injuries in action for their clubs on Saturday that make them doubtful for the qualifying matches.
Crouch suffered a suspected broken rib for Spurs against Wigan, while Fulham’s Zamora left the pitch early after picking up a knock against Blackpool.
Also on Saturday, Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles left Porto after signing a four-year deal with Liverpool.
The Premier League club said on their Web site they had paid 14 million euros (US$18 million) for the 27-year-old.
Meireles, who started all his country’s matches at the World Cup in June, is known for his dynamism and will help fill the gap left by the departure of Javier Mascherano to Barcelona.
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