NOLBERTO Solano has revealed there will be no hiding place for Newcastle United players looking to cruise through pre-season with Sam Allardyce implementing techniques to discover his most - and least - industrious performers.

Everyone involved during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Carlisle were wired up to heart monitors with the Magpies boss analysing the data over the weekend to determine the fitness of his players.

Allardyce picked up the idea from the Aussie Rules game and Solano hopes the new manager's innovative ideas can help to extend his Premier League career.

"Wearing the heart monitors is bad news for us," joked the Peruvian, who spared any blushes at Brunton Park with a superb curling effort.

"They show just how hard you've been working out. The manager can see who's been cheating, but it pushes us even harder.

"I feel fitter at this stage than at any time in my career but there's another two weeks to go.

"What Sam is doing could help me go on in the Premier League even longer but it's impossible to say right now.

"You never know what's around the corner - I'm a very honest player and if I'm happy with myself and the manager's happy with me then I'll stay.

"I'm only 32 and there are other players playing till they're 36/37."

Allardyce himself is keen to see techniques such as monitoring players' heart-rates during games introduced into Premier League football - but at present they are only allowed in friendlies

The Newcastle boss believes it will help him get the best out of his entire squad by drawing up individual fitness programmes.

"Its okay to do in pre-season but sadly the Premier League don't let you wear them," said Allardyce, who confirmed the club is still to receive any offers for Kieron Dyer.

"They give you the right data and the level of fitness. You plug it into a laptop today and tomorrow morning we'll find out exactly how much each player has done - I'd like live data if that's possible.

"It happens with Aussie Rules. I've no idea why we can't do it in the Premier League - it's all those old fuddy duddies."

Allardyce employed a 4-3-3 formation with Dyer and Obafemi Martins employed in wide roles in support of Andy Carroll, and a central midfield trio of Joey Barton, Nicky Butt and Solano.

After impressing in the opening half with the pace of Martins and Dyer causing problems for the Cumbrians defence, the Magpies struggled after the break to continue their dominance.

They went behind ten minutes after the restart with Danny Livesey heading past Steve Harper with Newcastle's defence playing statues in the box from a Carlisle free-kick.

Livesy kept the home side ahead with some great blocks at the other end until Carroll's flick set up Solano to curl home an equaliser in injury-time.

CARLISLE (4-4-2): Westwood, Raven, Livesey, Murphy (Kirkup, 65), Aranalde (Arnison, 61), Gall (McDermott, 61), Bridge-Wilkinson (Carlton, 61), Thirlwell (Lumsdon, 61), Smith (Joyce, 76), Hackney (Dalton, 81), Graham. Subs (not used): Howarth

NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Harper (Krul 83mins), Carr (Bertram, 83), Rozenhal (Huntington, 63), Ramage, N'Zogbia, Butt (Geremi, 63), Solano, Barton (Lough, 69), Martins (LuaLua, 76), Carroll, Dyer (Troisi, 76). Subs (not used) Milner, Forster.

Goals: Livesey (56mins, 1-0); Solano (90, 1-1)

Bookings: none

Referee: Mike Pike (Cumbria)

Attendance: 12,34