Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman felt his side should have come out with more from their Carling Cup tie with Newcastle United.

Some questionable defending from the League Two side allowed Newcastle to advance through to the competition’s third round, putting themselves clearly in the running in the Carling Cup betting. However, Stanley pushed their Premier League opponents all the way in their second round match and could have easily got more from the game.

Ryan Taylor gave Newcastle the lead after an absolute bullet of a shot from 30 plus yards, the ball flying past Ian Dunbavin and into the top corner. However, Ray Putterill grabbed an equaliser for his side just before half-time with a delicious curling effort past Tim Krul in the Newcastle goal.

The Magpies showed their quality in the second half with goals from captain for the night Shola Ameobi and Peter Lovenkrands.

Sean Hessey grabbed another goal for his side with a cracking finish in the last minute of injury time but it proved to be too little too late for a brave Stanley side.

Coleman, who has been in charge of the club for 11 years, had every reason to be proud of his charges but he was left slightly downbeat after the game.

“I think if we played at our highest levels then we could have come out victorious. I was happy with the fact we made a lot of chances, their keeper had to make three or four world-class saves but we’ve got to defend better than that,” said the Stanley boss.

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton will just be relieved to have got past this potential banana skin of a tie and safely into the draw for the next round. Even though Premier League survival is paramount for the Magpies this season, they will be hoping success breeds success in the cup competitions. Both the Carling Cup and the FA Cup betting suggests they could make an impact a bid for silverware this season.