Hammers ground Eagles
The hosts should have taken the lead in the 26th minute when Mark Noble scampered past Joel Ward down the right and pinged his cross towards Carroll.
Unfortunately for the big striker he almost caught his volley from 14 yards out too well as the ball fizzed inches over Wayne Hennessey’s crossbar.
Although Payet was absent there was another mercurial Frenchman on the field and Yohan Cabaye almost marked his 31st birthday with a goal, only to see Darren Randolph keep out his fierce volley.
Moments later West Ham old boy, James Tomkins, came up with an awful miss from two yards out when he side-footed Andros Townsend’s free-kick across goal and wide of the target.
It was the sort of clearance the defender would have been proud of had he still been in a claret and blue shirt, and it meant the sides went in level at the interval.
But West Ham kept knocking at the door after the break and were rewarded in the 68th minute when Michail Antonio rounded Hennessey and slipped the ball across goal for Feghouli to slide in.
Ten minutes later, Antonio whipped in a cross from the left and Carroll launched himself into the air to lash home a special goal.
Lanzini ensured it was a case of “Dimitri who?” five minutes from time when he raced clear and chipped Hennessey to wrap up a much-needed win.
Slaven Bilic branded his side “magnificent” and was eager to put the spotlight on the players who proved their commitment to the club.
“It was a great day for us,” said the Hammers boss. “I would like to praise the players, they showed everything we asked them for. I would say we were magnificent.
“They wanted to show commitment, determination, willpower and effort to win the game and that’s what they did – all of them.”