Henri Lansbury had his love of playing as a goalkeeper fulfilled in style as West Ham United scored an amazing 4-1 npower Championship win at Blackpool.

The on-loan Arsenal midfielder enjoys few things more than throwing himself about between the sticks, having once been called into action as an emergency stopper for England's Under-21s against Portugal in November 2010.

At Bloomfield Road, Lansbury pulled on the gloves again after Robert Green was sent-off with 35 minutes of the 90 still to play and West Ham leading 2-1. The 21-year-old responded with an unbeatable display that saw him equal to everything the Tangerines could throw at him.

The No22's display thrilled the travelling Hammers fans with his confident performance, earning chants of 'England's No1' and 'Are you Ludo in disguise?' in homage to his Ludek Miklosko-esque talents.

After the game, Lansbury spoke to whufc.com about one of the most memorable games of his life.

What went through your mind when Robert Green was sent-off?

"I was a bit shocked at first but then the gaffer turned around and said 'You're going in' so I thought 'Alright' and I couldn't wait to get on. It was enjoyable."

You had plenty to do, didn't you, but you looked confident?

"I enjoy playing in goal. I did it quite a bit when I was with my mates and in five-a-side tournaments I go in goal, but to play out on the pitch is another level, to be honest with you."

That's twice you've played in goal and you've conceded just a penalty. That's not bad going, is it?

"I let a penalty in playing for England Under-21s, but I suppose you don't have to count that, so it's two clean sheets. Maybe I could go in goal again sometime?!"

Have you done any sort of goalkeeping training?

"I had a little muck-about with Marge [Martyn Margetson] the other day and he was telling me to watch the ball all the way into my hands and stuff. I sometimes go in goal and let the lads take shots, but that's about it really. I just enjoy going in goal and diving about because I'm a bit crazy!"

It was probably just nice to get on the pitch again after a few weeks when you have been on the substitutes' bench?

"Definitely. The team has been playing well and it's hard to get back into a winning team. The lads have shown at Blackpool that we can play extremely well with ten men."

Could you hear the fans singing your name?

"I could. It was quite enjoyable to hear. You have to concentrate but obviously you can have a little day-dream now and again! The fans were great and they were supportive of me, so that was good."

That is three games on the trot when we have got a positive result after going down to ten men. How are the lads feeling?

"It's great. I think we've started to play well now and even with ten men we look like we're going to score every time we attack. We've just got to try to keep this run going until the end of the season."

You also turned your hand to photography last week, taking snaps of Ravel Morrison's debut for the Development Squad. Have you got any other hidden talents?

"Not really. Photography and goalkeeping! Seriously, we've just got to keep going and get out of this league."

There will be a spot up for grabs with Robert Green being suspended for Saturday's visit of Crystal Palace...

"I'm going to take my gloves into training! Hopefully I can make the squad as a goalkeeper!"

On a serious note, that was a massive win at Blackpool, wasn't it?

"Yes it was massive. The league is so tight at the top so we want to keep winning and stretch away. The lads played great at Blackpool and are playing great in training. The team spirit is there so we want to keep this run going now and be hard to beat."