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Andy Carroll: Ex-England striker set to join West Brom until end of season

Former England striker Andy Carroll is set to join West Bromwich Albion for the rest of the season.

Carroll, 33, is a free agent after his deal with Championship rivals Reading expired earlier this month.

West Brom need striking cover after new signing Daryl Dike suffered a muscular injury in last weekend's 3-0 win over Peterborough that will rule him out for eight weeks.

Carroll is due to have a medical at the Hawthorns on Friday morning.

The ex-Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham centre-forward scored twice in eight Championship appearances for the Royals, and could be available for Albion's trip to Millwall on Saturday.