Andy Carroll appeared at Newcastle Crown Court Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll has admitted assaulting a man in a nightclub.
At Newcastle Crown Court the 21-year-old pleaded guilty to common assault and was fined £1,000. He was also ordered to pay £2,500 compensation.
The court heard he threw his drink over Michael Cook in Newcastle nightclub Blu Bambu in December.
Carroll said his glass accidentally slipped out of his hand and caused a cut to Mr Cook’s eyebrow.
He was also ordered to pay court costs of nearly £1,500.
Carroll had earlier denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm – a charge which was dropped when he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence.
The England Under-21 international is a regular in Newcastle United’s first team and scored the winning goal in Saturday’s Premier League victory over West Ham.
The Gateshead-born player is a product of the club’s academy.
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