Michail Antonio’s brace helped West Ham come from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor on Monday night.
The result ensures the Hammers remain three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with four games to play.
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David Moyes’ side fell behind thanks to a 17th-minute Chris Wood penalty after the Burnley striker had been fouled by Tomas Soucek inside the box.
But they found themselves level just two minutes later when Antonio, who was making his first start in four matches since recovering from a hamstring injury, headed in Vladimir Coufal’s cross.
And West Ham took the lead just a minute before the half-hour mark as Antonio poked in Said Benrahma’s cross.
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The Hammers could have been further ahead when Benrahma, who terrorised Matt Lowton throughout the contest, shot just wide from close-range.
In an action-packed first-half, Matej Vydra would have brought Burnley level had Craig Dawson not been in the right place to clear a lobbed effort off the line.
West Ham were wasteful in search of their third goal as Antonio picked the wrong pass in a three-on-one situation shortly after the restart.
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And Antonio should have got his hat-trick in the 55th minute, but he somehow failed to turn in Pablo Fornals’ wayward shot.
Chances for Burnley were few and far between and they missed a golden chance to equalise in the 64th minute.
The ball fell kindly to Josh Brownhill whose shot was saved by Lukasz Fabianski. Jay Rodriguez, who was brought on just three minutes previously, then had a rebound blocked by Coufal before slicing a second shot wide with the goal at his mercy.
Antonio had another opportunity to put the game to bed, but placed a shot wide of Nick Pope’s goal as West Ham held on for the three points.
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