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Bilic hails West Ham fight-back for Norwich draw

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic was delighted with their fight-back for a 2-2 draw with Norwich City.

Norwich were heading for a first victory since January 2 when Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan struck in the second half but the Hammers hit back in devastating fashion with Dimitri Payet and Mark Noble scoring twice in two minutes.

“It was a game of emotions," said the manager. “You can talk about positives and negatives but when you consider we played for 120 minutes on Tuesday night [to beat Liverpool in the FA Cup] and the fact we were two goals down here in a very short period of time, it was a good draw.

“Their first goal was absolutely our gift to them and their second you could call a bit unlucky because there was a deflection and all that, so then you need team spirit and resilience, but you also need quality to come back.

“The way we played in the last half an hour was brilliant and I want to praise the team. The guys did really well to get a point for us."

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