Shola Ameobi: “At the start of the season I was annoyed, I was frustrated. I felt I’d done enough to get into that side to be honest but he chose other players.
“You need to keep working hard though – you can’t just walk into the side. But your chance will come and you have to take it.
“People didn’t think it would work (Ameobi and Carroll together) but I know Andy’s game.
“Just because we’re both big lads doesn’t mean we can’t play together – we’ve shown that in the last couple of games. When we’re on our game we’re a match for anyone in the Premier League.
“I think defences will find us difficult to deal with. Now we just need to keep doing the same things week-in, week-out.
“I know Andy didn’t score on Sunday but he was absolutely terrific. His determination was incredible – he created so much.
“It’s a partnership in it’s early stages but I’m really, really confident it will work."