Pics of Andy Carroll's Medical Check Up on Liverpool

Carroll Could Make His Debut against West Ham

Liverpool forward Andy Carroll could make a surprise debut against West Ham United, when the two sides meet in a Premier League encounter on Sunday.

The 22-year-old plied his trade at Newcastle United for four-and-a-half years before making a record breaking move to Merseyside, as his transfer is widely thought to be owing to a record £35 million deal between the two clubs.

And the hitman made a move to join the Reds in January, with a thigh injury having curtainled him in the recent past.

Now The Mirror reports that the young forward's progress from injury has been so swift that he could even make a debut against West Ham.

Carroll's transfer ranks as the eighth most expensive move of all time, and the costliest one involving a British player.

Source: Goal.com

Carroll's First Interview @ The Reds

Goodbye Newcastle!

Newcastle Fans React at Andy Carroll's Transfer

Cheick Tiote confident Newcastle United can cope without Andy Carroll

Cheick Tiote has praised his Newcastle United team-mates and believes the mood and quality in the squad is still high despite the departure of Andy Carroll to Liverpool on transfter deadline day.

Alan Pardew’s side were further weakened in midweek as they lost Carroll’s replacement Shola Ameobi to a fractured cheekbone in the defeat to Fulham but Tiote thinks the Magpies will have enough strength to survive the season in the Premier League.

"We have a good squad here at Newcastle and the team spirit is very good too," Tiote told The Independent.

"We've been without several players recently, especially through injury, but football is a squad game and the players who come in are very capable. You only have to look at the three goals Leon Best scored against West Ham to see that."

The Ivorian is expected to return today after an absence of three games after being sent-off in Newcastle’s 3-1 defeat to Stevenage in the third round of the FA Cup.

Consequently Tiote missed the games against Sunderland, Tottenham and Fulham and he revealed missing the Tyne-Wear derby was very disappointing.

He said: "I felt my form was pretty good so to miss out on three important games for the club, when you are fit to play, was terrible.

"Missing the derby at Sunderland was probably the worst of it."

Source: Goal.com