Who was your Man of the Match against Wolves?

I love it when NUFC win at the weekend. It makes waking up the next day a much easier and happier affair.

So true to form, I woke up this morning happy after our 4-1 demolition of Wolves. I don't care if anyone thought the scoreline flattered us or that we didn't deserve to be the victors (we did in my opinion) as weren't really in a position before kick-off to be picky and simply needed the three points, which we ultimately got.

There was some good, solid performances out on the St James' Park pitch yesterday, but who was the top dog in black and white? I thought I'd run through those who played, give them a brief summary and pick an NUFCblog Man of the Match. See if you agree.

Steve Harper: Made a good save in the first half but could have done better for the goal in my opinion. Otherwise untested really. Match rating - 6.

Danny Simpson: Has a tendency to back off an attacker, but it didn't cost him and he linked up with Barton well. Done some good defensive work without being outstanding. Match rating - 6.

Mike Williamson: Mike had a good game in my opinion. Very little got past him and he was excellent in the air. Could have scored but for a smart save from Hennessey. Match rating - 7.

Fabricio Coloccini: Colo was the best defender for me, but only just. His work at the back and distribution was the reason that we scored the third goal. Class act. Match rating - 8.

Shane Ferguson: Did well before being forced off due to a calf injury. Looked calm and composed on the ball and put in some good defensive challenges. A bright future could be ahead for this kid if he keeps his head down. Match rating - 6.

Joey Barton: Key man again. Joey was influential today, and the team look much much better with him included in it. On the rough end of a few tackles in the first fifteen minutes, but he rose above it again. Grabbed an assist for the Lovenkrands goal and could have got on the scoresheet himself but for a fine reaction save from Hennessey. Match rating - 9.

Danny Guthrie: Solid yet unspectacular. Did his job well and kept things simple. Never gave the ball away and got stuck in when he was needed. Maybe he has been learning off Cheik? Match rating - 7.

Kevin Nolan: Did well in the middle in my opinion. He kept things ticking over nicely and cropped up with the opening goal on one his trademark forward runs despite missing training on Friday through illness. Match rating - 7.

Jonas Gutierrez: A rare goal from the Argentine as he cleverly swept the ball past Hennessey from 20-yards for Newcastle's fourth goal of the afternoon. Did some good work offensively and defensively but also frustrated at times. Match rating - 7.

Shola Ameobi: Shola was good today and he actually looked interested. When he wants to be, he can be unplayable, but it's not often that we see that. Won his fair share of headers and grabbed himself a goal and an assist for Kevin Nolan's opening goal. Match rating - 7.

Peter Lovenkrands: Had a good game and grabbed a goal. Chased things down well and caused problems for the Wolves defence. Was unlucky not to score before his goal when he was denied by the woodwork. Match rating - 7..

James Perch: Picked up his customary booking and made a few mistakes. Luckily he recovered from them, plus he cleared the ball off the line. Wouldn't have got on if Ferguson wasn't injured in my opinion. Match rating - 5.

Nile Ranger: Some useful running from the sub who once again proved to be a handful. Question marks will remain over his goalscoring ability until he manages to find the back of the net however. Match rating - 6.

Steven Taylor: Didn't have much time to make an impact but he did have a hand in the fourth goal as he ran the ball out of defence to Jonas Gutierrez who proceeded to score the fourth. Match rating - 6.

So having reflected on that, Joey Barton receives my vote for MOTM.

Who is yours?