West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce paid tribute to his side after their comprehensive play-off semi-final win over Cardiff City.

The Hammers eased into the Wembley final after goals from Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Vaz Te and Nicky Maynard fired them to a 5-0 aggregate win over Cardiff.

Allardyce said: "We produced two outstanding performances under pressure. The response of the players, in particular in the away game at Cardiff, gave us a platform.

"This performance to top it was terrific as far as I'm concerned so I'm pleased for the players, staff and everyone at West Ham.

"We've got a massive opportunity over the 90 minutes now to try and get into the golden league. Hopefully we can hold it together and give a performance like we did today at Wembley."