Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka praised his players after their 1-1 draw at West Ham.

The Hammers were trailing Middlesbrough thanks to a header from Cristhian Stuani before Dimitri Payet's wonder goal settled the result.

"It's a good point, but I'm happier with the performance," said Karanka.

"We knew West Ham weren't in the best moment, but when they have players like Payet we knew we would have problems so a point was fair.

"He hasn't just scored goals like that against us. He's a top-class player and we knew that. We have to try to stop players like that, but sometimes it's difficult."