Adrian: Could do nothing about Sterling’s goal and was as solid as we have come to expect despite almost losing it with Balotelli at one point! 6
Demel: Thoroughly competent and coped well with everything that came his way. 6
Reid: His best performance of the season and a fine headed goal. Good to see him back to his best 7
Tomkins: Excellent performance. Rarely troubled at the back and a great far post header into Reid for the first goal 7
Cresswell: Rarely put a foot wrong and always exciting getting forward, playing a couple of great balls in which on another day would have reaped rich rewards 7
Noble: Typical Mark. Always at the heart of the action and breaking up play. 7
Kouyate: Non stop running and endeavour. What a signing this boy is. Refused to go off near the end when clearly carrying a groin injury. As brave as they come 7
Song: Top performance from a man on a mission to prove many points. His shielding of the back four spread a new confidence through the defence and always trying to create going forward 8
Downing: His sensational free kick laid on the first goal and over the first 20 minutes he was as good as most will ever have seen him. A growing presence in a great Hammers team 8
Sakho: Absolutely love the kid and at £2.5 million he could turn out to be the buy of the season. Magnificent chipped goal after giving Mingolet the eyes and top all round performance 8
Valencia: Can’t fault this guy who is already on the path reserved for West Ham legends. He scares teams, he’s a constant threat and is everything we have needed for many a long year 9
Manager Allardyce: Set the team up perfectly and is producing a style of play of which many of us believed him incapable. He deserves every plaudit for master-minding a marvelous victory. Long may it continue 9