Andy Carroll

Squad Number: 8
Position: Striker
Born: 6th Jan 1989, Gateshead
Signed: 30th Aug 2012 (£1,000,000)
Contract: 1 year loan + option to buy
Previous Club: Liverpool

KUMB Awards: None.

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2012/13 Match Notes & Ratings

2-0 v Wigan Athletic (h) 20th April 2013
by Gordon Thrower

Ran his legs off in the thankless task that he had today. Ludicrously cautioned for something that he did in a previous match.

2-2 v Manchester United (h) 17th April 2013
by Gordon Thrower

On a par with Diame and Collins and got the sponsors’ MOTM. And the telly version. And mine. Absolutely enormous up front and one defensive block towards the end was magnificent. I saw an England striker in this match. It wasn’t Rooney.

2-3 v Tottenham Hotspur (h) 25th February 2013
by Gordon Thrower

Caused problems for the opposition throughout.

1-0 v Swansea (h) 2nd February 2013
by Gordon Thrower

Fine match. Quite apart from his goal he was excellent in defence at the end once Swansea finally came out of their shell. MOTM.

0-0 v Manchester City (h) 3rd November 2012
by Gordon Thrower

Another who worked his socks off – whether it be giving his markers a hard time or popping up to help out the defence at set pieces. After the bad luck he’s had all season with brilliant efforts like the overhead kick in this game, what’s the betting that his first goal for us comes off his backside or something.

1-2 v Wigan Athletic (a) 27th October 2012
by Rob Chapman

Did what he was asked to do in winning the vast majority of stuff lumped his way, but unfortunately astute tactics by Wigan meant there was rarely anyone to knock them down to. Aside from that there was a woeful free kick and he failed to connect with a tasty Jarvis cross in the second half. His poorest game for us.

4-1 v Southampton (h) 20th October 2012
by Gordon Thrower

A constant thorn in the side of the visitors’ defence, who had to resort to illegal tactics to deal with him throughout.

1-3 v Arsenal (h) 6th October 2012
by Gordon Thrower

Epitomised the spirit of the team. Deserved a goal for his efforts up front and was awesome in helping out at the back when we were defending. Probably made the post-match teas as well for all I know. MOTM.

3-0 v Fulham (h) 1st September 2012
by Stuart Jones

As debuts go, this one takes some beating. Based on this performance, quite what Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool were thinking when they let him go on loan one can only guess. Ironically perhaps this was the first time he's looked anything like a £35million striker since leaving Newcastle.

3-0 v Fulham (h) 1st September 2012
by Gordon Thrower

Not on the scoresheet but he played an important part in two of the goals – for Taylor’s goal no fewer than three Fulham players were trying to deal with his presence. It wasn’t just the way that the ball was won that impressed, it was the intelligent way that other players were brought into play that was the icing on the cake. Hope that hamstring gets sorted sooner rather than later.

2011/12 Match Notes & Ratings

Andy Carroll is yet to play this season.

2010/11 Match Notes & Ratings

Andy Carroll is yet to play this season.

2009/10 Match Notes & Ratings

Andy Carroll is yet to play this season.

2008/09 Match Notes & Ratings