Taking a look back at a classic West Ham United moment on this day in history, in association with Heineken...
West Ham United took a giant stride back towards the top table of English football with a Jack Collison-inspired 2-0 win at Cardiff City on this day in 2012.
Unbeaten in six headed into the first leg of their EFL Championship Play-Off semi-final, they were in front inside just nine minutes courtesy of the Wales international.
Ricardo Vaz Tê chased a seemingly lost cause and was suitably rewarded as his cross picked out Collison, who headed home after his volley had been kept out by David Marshall.
It was that man Collison who doubled the Hammers' advantage four minutes before the interval. Ben Turner was only able to clear a corner as far as the Watford-born midfielder, who controlled on his chest before blasting goalward. With Marshall already committed to his right, Collison's strike took a wicked deflection off Liam Lawrence before nestling in the opposite corner.
Though Cardiff rallied after the break, Kenny Miller was unable to convert a series of half chances, as the Hammers took a commanding lead back to the Boleyn Ground. In the end it proved plenty, with a 3-0 win in the second leg propelling Sam Allardyce's men to an ultimately triumphant Wembley date.
