Carew's first-half strike clinched an automatic European spot for Aston Villa for the first time in 11 years and piled on more misery for the relegation-threatened Tigers at Villa Park.
Carew Gives Toon A Life-line!
The Norwegian's goal was allowed by referee Mike Dean even though the striker looked marginally offside when he stuck out a boot to divert Ashley Young's low cross beyond Boaz Myhill.
But Carew was in no doubt the correct decision had been made.
Carew: "It was a very good, the referee made the right decision.
"I wasn't sure but it was good to see it wasn't offside.
"It was a brilliant ball, I just had to put my foot on it."
The three points moved Villa back into fifth spot and above Everton but more significantly it means our old boy James Milner and his team are now assured of participating in the revamped Europa League next season.
PREMIERSHIP
Saturday 09th May 2009
Blackburn v Portsmouth 15.00
Bolton v Sunderland 15.00
Everton v Tottenham 15.00
Fulham v Aston Villa 15.00
Hull City v Stoke City 15.00
West Brom v Wigan Athletic 15.00
West Ham v Liverpool 17.30
Sunday 10th May 2009
Arsenal v Chelsea 16.00
Man Utd v Man City 13.30
Monday 11th May 2009
Newcastle v Middlesbrough 20.00
Wednesday 13th May 2009
Wigan Athletic v Man Utd 20.00
Saturday 16th May 2009
Bolton v Hull City 15.00
Everton v West Ham 15.00
Man Utd v Arsenal 12.45
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa 15.00
Newcastle v Fulham 15.00
Stoke City v Wigan Athletic 15.00
Tottenham v Man City 15.00
Sunday 17th May 2009
Chelsea v Blackburn 16.00
West Brom v Liverpool 13.30
Monday 18th May 2009
Portsmouth v Sunderland 20.00
Sunday 24th May 2009
Arsenal v Stoke City 16.00
Aston Villa v Newcastle 16.00
Blackburn v West Brom 16.00
Fulham v Everton 16.00
Hull City v Man Utd 16.00
Liverpool v Tottenham 16.00
Man City v Bolton 16.00
Sunderland v Chelsea 16.00
West Ham v Middlesbrough 16.00
Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth 16.00