West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has expressed his delight with Andy Carroll's goal against Swansea City on Sunday.

The striker opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw at the Liberty Stadium with a left-footed strike after maneuvering past several Swans defenders.

Allardyce, who was forced to miss the game due to a chest infection, says that Carroll's goal was worthy of winning the match.

"I saw the game from home and it was a fabulous finish from Andy. He's smashed a number of fantastic goals with his feet," he told BBC Sport.

"Andy has a lot of all-round ability and it's just a shame it didn't win us the game."

West Ham are seventh in the Premier League following the result.