Ex-Celts on target

SCOTT McDonald scored his first goal for Middlesbrough but Andy Carroll's late strike rescued Championship leaders Newcastle in a 2-2 draw at the Riverside.

Carroll fired home an 82nd-minute equaliser to claim a point after Boro had come from behind to lead. Eight minutes earlier McDonald's first goal since his 3.5m move from Celtic looked to have handed all three points to the Teessiders after fellow ex-Celt Barry Robson had cancelled out former Rangers striker Peter Lovenkrands' 16th-minute opener.