West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has hailed the home support this season.

Their clash with Southampton is due to be a sell-out at the Boleyn Ground.

Allardyce told whufc.com: "We've played some good football and played one of the big boys and even though we lost the fans were right behind us until the end. It gives us a good platform to beat the opposition. It intimidates the opposition and it is hugely supportive for us. That can help to give us that extra drive to get the positive result."