5 things we learned from West Ham v West Brom

Missed Carroll’s aerial presence

Despite an excellent second half display and only just missing out on all three points, there’s little doubt that West Ham missed Andy Carroll’s presence upfront.

The England international has scored six goals for the club since his return from injury in December, but missed out on Saturday due to a groin problem.

And with the amount of crosses and corners that went into the box against the Baggies, you sense that the former Newcastle and Liverpool man would have got on the end of many of them.

Nevertheless, it was encouraging that West Ham continued to create those chances from wide areas, so when Carroll does return to the squad, he’ll continue to bang in the goals for Bilic’s side.