West Ham forward Andy Carroll has shown his softer side following a bruising performance against league-leaders Chelsea.
Carroll sustained a bloody nose during the Monday night game after clashing into Chelsea's Victor Moses during an aerial challenge in a 2-1 defeat for the Hammers.
But the striker took some time out from battling defenders in the air to relax with his fiancee Billi Mucklow.
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The pair took in the Royal Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty after earlier tucking in to some dinner at a Covent Garden restaurant.