[PHOTOS] How Andy Carroll celebrated his hat-trick against Arsenal

Andy Carroll celebrated his hat-trick heroics by spending time with his partner and young child following the six-goal thriller against Arsenal on Saturday.

 
Helping his West Ham side battle back to eventually claim a point, the towering front-man became the fifth fastest person in Premier League history to notch a treble, with his over-head finish the pick of the bunch at Upton Park.

A brilliant performance, Carroll earned the man-of-the-match award and as is customary, was given a signed match ball – much to the delight of his son, who held his dad’s prize in a shared Instagram pictured which was captioned: ‘at least I made someone happy.’

 
To round off a good day at the office, the striker was pictured with his other half, former The Only Way is Essex star Billi Mucklow.

In what was perhaps his best game in the famous claret and blue shirt since moving from Liverpool for £15m in June 2013, Carroll will be hoping his three-goal salvo will have caught the eye of England manager Roy Hodgson in an attempt to earn a place in the squad for Euro 2016.

Part of the last side to make a foray at the European Championships in 2012, Carroll opened the scoring in the win against Sweden in the group stages and delighted Hammers’ boss Slaven Bilic feels his forward offers an alternative that would be more than beneficial this summer in France.

 
There are not many England players like Andy Carroll when he’s fit. Defenders have to think about him all the time.

 
‘Andy Carroll has everything. It’s impossible to stop him. Heading, he’s maybe the best in the world.

 
‘It’s up to Roy now, but if you put the ball into the box when Andy is there he usually gets it. And now he’s fit we hope he’ll stay that way for years.’