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West Ham boss Allardyce: Sakho has surprised me

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce admits Diafra Sakho has surprised him after victory over QPR.

Sakho, a summer signing from French side Metz, now has five goals in as many games and Allardyce admits he has been surprised how quickly his striker has found his feet in England.

"I would have seen Sakho as being a player, coming from the French second division, playing maybe 10 to 15 games for us and finding out about the Premier League," the West Ham boss said.

"But he is so desperate to do well and his runs are so good at the opposition's defences and he seems to have the knack - and that's the hardest knack of all - of turning up in the right place at the right time.

"So that's fantastic for him and absolutely outstanding business for us at West Ham."

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