Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill was delighted with the way Nigel Reo-Coker came through the taunting of West Ham fans in Saturday's victory.

Reo-Coker was taunted by fans from his old club who chanted 'You are just a small Paul Ince'.

But Reo-Coker ignored them. Villa boss Martin O'Neill revealed: "I said to him before the game, 'don't worry about proving things - that will take time. Keep a cool head and that would be good enough for us'.

"I was very pleased with him. He'll get better for us. He has been a big player for West Ham and over the course of the season that will benefit him here."