West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce had no problem with his players confronting their Everton opponents after a nasty tackle on Morgan Amalfitano yesterday.
Winston Reid and James Tomkins were both booked for their involvement in the handbags, with the former picking up his fifth yellow card. Reid is now suspended for next Saturday's visit of Newcastle United to the Boleyn Ground.
Big Sam refused to criticise his players for showing 'passion' when their teammates had been 'unfairly treated'.
"I can understand why, particularly as Morgan got two and the third one on Mark Noble from Steven Naismith was as bad as any challenge in the game," he said after the 2-1 defeat.
