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'He leaps out like a salmon': Andy Carroll wows fans after putting his body on the line in stunning fashion by HEADBUTTING the pitch after clearing a ball off the line during Reading's loss to West Brom

Andy Carroll has left fans in awe after pulling off one of the most spectacular goal-line clearances against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday evening.

The 32-year-old - who joined the Championship outfit in November - fell backwards into the net after attempting to head away an incoming cross at The Hawthorns.

However, it was what happened next that amazed football fans across the country. The former Newcastle United player managed to untangle himself from the net and dive out across the goal line to clear the second shot.

Andy Carroll has left fans in awe after pulling off one of the most spectacular goal-line clearances against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday evening

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