The England Under-21 international responded after being dropped from Wednesday’s trip to Coventry City for disciplinary reasons by creating both Newcastle goals.
Chelsea are the latest in a long line of Premier League clubs to be linked with a player whose aerial prowess is the match of many in that division.
Carroll’s long-term future at Newcastle is on the line after being arrested for a second time in 15 months.
But if the Magpies decide to ditch the troubled striker there will be no shortage of takers with Chelsea checking him out less than 36 hours before his latest brush with the law.
The Londoners are looking to recruit more English players and a scout ran the rule over 6ft 3in Carroll and defender Steven Taylor during the Magpies win over Watford eight days ago.
Carroll’s arrest last week comes after he accepted a caution following an assault on a woman that was caught on CCTV in the early hours of September 14 of last year.
A man needed hospital treatment for head injuries after being injured in an alleged glass attack in a city centre night club at 1.30 am on Monday.
An internal Newcastle probe was launched and the Gateshead-born star now faces an anxious wait to find out his fate.
And it was not all plain sailing for the striker on his return to action on Saturday - he lost possession for Emil Hallfredsson’s first equaliser – the 6,000th league goal Newcastle have conceded – and was one of those around Hassell as he headed in the second.
And in injury-time a confrontation with Darren Moore earned Carroll a fifth booking of the season, and a suspension for Sunday’s Tyne-Tees derby.
Jonas Gutiérrez: “He’s a very good player and as a winger it’s great to know that if you put a cross in there’s a good chance he’ll win it."