Big Sam hails ‘best win’

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce believes his team may have taken a giant stride back towards the Premier League after their London derby triumph over Millwall.

Goals from Carlton Cole and Winston Reid secured a 2-1 victory at Upton Park yesterday, and West Ham now have a four-point lead over second-placed Southampton, and a six-point cushion above Cardiff, who stand third.

Allardyce went so far as to acclaim it the greatest victory of his career, and it is now four Championship wins in five this year for West Ham after a dismal December.