It turns out to be an assault in a nightclub last December and not for mugging the Cardiff City defence on Friday night.
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Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll has been charged with assault following a fight at a nightclub.
A man suffered minor head injuries during the incident at Blu Bamboo in Newcastle's Bigg Market area on 7 December.
He was taken to hospital for treatment and later discharged.
Mr Carroll, 21, of Prestwick, Northumberland, will appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on 25 February.
