Footballer charged with assault following incident in nightclub

The 21-year-old is accused of attacking another reveller inside the Blu Bambu, on Newcastle’s Bigg Market, on a Monday night early in December.

Carroll, of Prestwick, Newcastle, will face magistrates in Newcastle in two weeks’ time.

After Newcastle’s relegation from the Premier League, Carroll has been a regular this season as the club looks to return to the top flight at the first attempt.

The 6ft 4in tall England U21 international has scored eight goals in 20 matches for top-of-the-table Newcastle this season.

A man allegedly suffered minor head injuries in the incident.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Andrew Carroll, 21, of Prestwick, Newcastle, has today been charged with assault. This follows an incident at Newcastle’s Blu Bambu nightclub in the early hours of December 7, 2009.

“He will appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on February 25.”