West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce was delighted with their 2-0 win over Leicester City.

Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing were on target in a 2-0 win over Leicester which means the Hammers are fourth in the Barclays Premier League at Christmas.

It is their highest position on December 25 since the 1985-86 season when they finished third.

"It's not often a team are breaking the barriers everybody else doesn't expect them to break," Allardyce said.

"You should enjoy the moment and continue to enjoy the moment for as long as it lasts. Hopefully it will last for a good while yet.

"We've sustained our position between sixth and fourth in recent weeks. We've a considerable amount of games now. The end of January will tell us what we can possibly achieve.

"It's about the consistency of winning and that is what we've got to challenge ourselves to try to do. You can't afford to slip up too many times if you've played well and you don't win, because you'll end up slipping away and out of the elite end of this league.

"At the moment we're living with it, we're enjoying it and the players who have applied themselves magnificently well all season are reaping the rewards."