The Newcastle striker made his first start of the season for the club.
Some Newcastle United fans have been left delighted by the performance of Andy Carroll after he helped his team to a 2-0 Premier League victory away to Sheffield United.
The striker hadn’t previously started for the Magpies since 2010, so there was real curiosity about the way he would take to proceedings at Bramall Lane.
The 30-year-old was certainly not shy in trying to impact on the match, tussling for headers with regularity and trying to bring his teammates into the game in the final third.
As shown by WhoScored.com, he won a massive nine aerial battles during his time on the pitch.
That determination eventually paid off in a big way when his flick-on allowed Jonjo Shelvey to score the team’s second goal of the night.
It was a magic return to the fold and there may now be expectations that he retains his place in the team moving forward at the expense of Joelinton.
Once a cult hero in Newcastle, can he now find the form that made him such a favourite during his formative years?
There’s a long way to go for the striker to be celebrated like that, but contributions like tonight’s will go a long, long way.
Steve Bruce’s side will now move on to play Southampton at St James’ Park on Sunday, hoping to pick up back-to-back wins.
These supporters took to Twitter this evening to share their thoughts on Carroll’s display…
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