Newcastle were promoted back to the Premier League in April 2010 and Carr was central to helping managers Chris Hughton and Alan Pardew (who replaced the sacked Hughton in December 2010) sign players from the French, Dutch and German leagues such as Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye, Sylvain Marveaux, Papiss Cissé and Cheick Tioté,[4] which helped turn the club's fortunes around. As a result, they finished fifth in the Premier League in the 2011–12 season,[4] which led to qualification for the 2012–13 Europa League.