NOW BURNLEY TARGET CARROLL AS A POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT

BURNLEY are considering Andy Carroll as a replacement for Chris Wood. The Reading striker is out of contract this month and manager Sean Dyche is mulling over the opportunity to sign the former Newcastle star on a free transfer. Carroll has been injury-free since joining the Royals on a short-term deal in November and has scored one goal in seven games. The 33-year-old accepted a wage of £1,000-per-week to prove his form and fitness at the Championship club and there is now fresh interest in the former England frontman. Carroll was released by Newcastle last summer and spent four months training alone before joining Reading, where he has impressed despite the team struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table.