Andy Carroll has recently recovered from an ankle injury which has kept him out of action for a significantly long period of time and the English forward has returned to the pitch in blistering form as he provided the assist to his teammate DiafraSakho who scored the only goal of the entire match during West Ham United’s FA Cup match against Bristol City when they faced each other on January 25.
The 26 year old forward also managed to find the back of the net when West Ham United played with Hull City in a Premier League game. Carroll salvaged also salvaged one point when his team settled with a 1-1 draw with Swansea City. Read more »
Andy Carroll came up against Newcastle United in a Premier League encounter and he managed to get one over his former club.
Carroll came through the ranks at Newcastle before making his Premier League debut with the club in 2006. Since then, he moved to Liverpool for a British transfer record fee of £ 35 million. He still remains the most expensive British player even though his valuation has considerably dropped the since then. West Ham managed to sign him on a permanent basis in the summer for around £ 15 million.
The transfer, though, looked like a grave mistake after the 25-year-old has spent much of the season on the sidelines. He recently returned to full fitness and has been involved in West Ham United’s season. Even though he has not scored since his return, Carroll helped his team get a narrow 1-0 win over Newcastle.
This finally saw Newcastle end the impressive run of five straight win the league victories, which almost lifted them on the verge of a Champions League spot. Aaron Cresswell scored the only goal of the game in the second half before Newcastle midfielder Sissoko was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Carroll said after the match that was strange to see him beat Newcastle, a club that he supports.“I thought the lads played well and we deserved to win.Newcastle have had a great season and have been playing well, and they had been undefeated in a few games, so it is even better to beat them. They are my old team so I have mixed emotions really, with my family, who I have just been in the box with, but we’ve got the three points so we’re happy. We’re happy with our position and we have been playing well,” said Carroll.
February 4, 2015 12:41 pm | 