Noble: “We are all behind the manager”

Mark Noble was a relieved Hammers skipper as he declared after the 1-0 victory at Palace: “I’ve been the first to admit it – we have been bad this season and it is no good talking about injuries. Every club has them.

“But players like Aaron Cresswell are so important to us as was shown today. It makes such a difference having them back.

“These three points were so big for us. It was a very big win indeed and it showed in the performance that we are a team that is entirely together.

“If you read the papers it can get to you but we are a group of players that are entirely behind our manager and I think we showed that today.”

And man of the match Winston Reid  added: “We had a game plan and you ould see what the game meant to the team. Today’s was a great win.”