West Ham United defender James Tomkins credits coach Steve Clarke for his success this season.

Tomkins told whufc.com: "The two lads have got great experience as have a lot of the other lads. Clarkey has come in and he's been brilliant for me. The gaffer has given me my chance as well so I've got to credit a lot of people. I'm going to keep learning from the good players who are at the club.

"With Steve, if there is an area of the game on which I need to improve, he is brilliant for me. He has played in my position and has bags of experience. The gaffer gives everyone confidence and has got everyone playing nice football which all the fans want to see. They've changed things round and been like a breath of fresh air since they came in for all the players."