Allardyce's new signings Habib Beye, David Rozehnal and Claudio Cacapa played in a new-look back-line, and all came through the test with flying colours.
Beyer Given A Lesson!
Allardyce was delighted with a gritty display which improved when each player was put in their rightful position.
Allardyce: "Overall, we got a terrific result. Some players played really, really well and some players who have not experienced the physical output and the pace of the game learned an awful lot about what they are going to expect in the Premier League.
"That, on top of getting a 3-1 win against one of the in-form teams in the Premier League at the moment, certainly for scoring goals, pleased me.
"Habib Beye got his first taste of the Premier League, and believe you me, he knows what it is all about now.
"He has just had oxygen on the stretcher out there to recover, but he has found out what the Premier League is like."