Ayew - It was a fair result

  • Second half substitute Andre Ayew scores West Ham United's equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Watford
  • Ghana forward strokes home after Michail Antonio's shot comes back off both posts
  • Hammers' point moves them up to ninth in the Premier League table

Andre Ayew announced his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in style on Saturday, climbing off the bench to rescue a point for the Hammers at Watford.

After helping Ghana to a fourth place finish in Equatorial Guinea last month, he had to wait two weeks for his chance to slot back in Claret and Blue - but he grabbed the opportunity with both hands with an impressive cameo.

It took him just eight minutes after his introduction to score the crucial goal, adding the finishing touch after Michail Antonio's shot cannoned off both posts.

The 73rd minute strike cancelled out Troy Deeney's early penalty and ensured the visitors' heavy second half pressure gained the result it deserved.

He said: "I think in the first half they got control of the ball, they put us under pressure and we couldn't really play our game. In the second half we managed to come out and play how we know how to play.

"It's a fair result - they had the first half and we had the second. It was a tough game, this is the Premier League. We just need to keep working hard and hopefully we'll get the results we want.

"For the goal the ball came to me off both posts, and sometimes that's the game and that's how it comes. Sometimes it doesn't [drop for you], but that's football. For me it was important to score, it's my first game back from the Africa Cup of Nations.

"I will continue to work hard and hopefully I can get some more goals."