Birthday boy Malky Mackay gave himself the perfect present with his second goal of the season as West Ham enjoyed a convincing home win.

Famed for his headers, the big defender unusually scored scored with his feet to help Hammers to their 5-0 thrashing of Plymouth Argyle.

And he was delighted to mark his 33rd birthday in some style.

"Sometimes you've got to put them in however you can," he smiled.

"But the whole game was a really good confidence boost for us.

"At various times this season we've had little bits and pieces that haven't gone our way but on Saturday a lot of things went our way.

"A result like that has been coming for a little while and those goals make a big difference when you look at the league table."