West Ham's Kevin Nolan has thanked Newcastle's fans for their support

Kevin Nolan has thanked Newcastle's fans for the warm reception he received when he returned to his old club with West Ham at the weekend.

Commitment

Nolan added: "Obviously I could not have asked to have gone to a better club than West Ham for the following we have got and the commitment they have shown, so I'm delighted to be at another wonderful club. "Hopefully I can do as well for them as I did up here." The visitors had to weather a sustained assault in the second half as Newcastle, who had started poorly, attempted to fight their way back into the game. However, manager Sam Allardyce's traditional organisation and a commendable resilience saw them through. Nolan said: "You have got to expect that because they are a team with fantastic players. They had some fantastic players out [suspended] and we knew we had to capitalise on that, and I think we did. "We hung on and credit to the lads because we have got a lot of grit and determination. I'm delighted to lead them every week."