Sunday 21 October 2012 07:56, UK
Sam Allardyce was full of praise for the second-half display that saw West Ham sweep to a 4-1 win over Southampton.
Andy Carroll is still seeking his first goal for West Ham since his loan move from Liverpool, but Allardyce was keen to praise the striker's all-round contribution. He said: "He is a nuisance to defenders, to try to win the ball, to try to play the ball out. While he did not get a real chance today, his hold-up play allowed us to start to spring off and get into the game more. "It was great for Yossi Benayoun to get out onto the pitch as well, and at the crucial time he has shown top quality with a beautiful ball to the far post for Nolan to touch in. A lot of our players would have tried to shoot, but he picked out Kevin brilliantly."
