Sam Allardyce has defended Andy Carroll's striking abilities after the 23-year-old again failed to find the net in West Ham's 1-1 draw with Stoke City on Monday.
Carroll is yet to score since moving to West Ham on loan from Liverpool in the summer and he was substituted for Carlton Cole late in Monday's game after doing little to trouble Asmir Begovic in the Stoke goal.
But Allardyce insists he will continue to give Carroll opportunities at Upton Park and puts his goal drought down to the pressure the striker faces from opposition defenders.