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#INSERT type:image caption:Sam Allardyce's side moved above Liverpool thanks to their win over Hull. END# West Ham gave their European ambitions a timely boost as a superb second-half display saw them thrash struggling Hull 3-0 at Upton Park. Sam Allardyce's side were booed off at the break after a dismal opening period, but Hull paid the price for some lacklustre finishing as Andy Carroll, Morgan Amalfitano and Stewart Downing all found the net after the interval. The result sees West Ham climb above Liverpool into seventh, four points off fourth place, and piles more pressure on Hull manager Steve Bruce, who has now overseen just two wins in 15 Premier League games. The Hammers were booed off by their own fans at the break and manager Sam Allardyce said he told them to be more direct in the second period. "All this tippy-tappy stuff -- everybody keeps on going about the right way to play football -- is all a load of b------s sometimes," Allardyce said. "Getting the ball into the opposition box as quickly as you can with quality is definitely sometimes the best way forward. That's what we did in the second half, and that's why we won the game." Allardyce had no complaints with the crowd venting their frustration, but believes Tuesday's epic penalty shootout win over Everton in the FA Cup may have had an effect on his players. "We weren't good [in the first half]," he said. "When you've had an exciting game like Tuesday night, it was disappointing for the fans to see how poorly we played in the first half. They didn't expect it. "I haven't seen us pass so poorly this entire season as we passed in the first half. That can only be a legacy of the efforts they put in on Tuesday night."
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