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West Ham star Andy Carroll a doubt for Middlesbrough clash with whiplash following overhead kick heroics

Andy Carroll is a slight doubt for West Ham's trip to Middlesbrough - with a whiplash injury.

The striker scored with a spectacular, acrobatic scissor kick during last week's 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.

But at the end of the match he was feeling a problem with his neck and had to sit out training earlier this week.

Andy Carroll is a doubt with whiplash after his sublime overhead kick against Crystal Palace
Andy Carroll is a doubt with whiplash after his sublime overhead kick against Crystal Palace

Manager Slaven Bilic was surprised by the unusual diagnosis, but still expects his big frontman to be fit for the trip to Teesside.