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Lanzini urges West Ham to avoid conceding late goals

West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini says it is vital not to concede goals late in games.

The Hammers have missed out on points from recent matches against West Bromwich Albion and AFC Bournemouth by conceding at the death.

"It's true that we didn't play well at Bournemouth in our last away game, when things didn't really come off for us, despite the fact we knew they would press us very high," he told the club's official website.

"If you look at the games before that, we played well against West Brom and Watford, particularly in the second half of those games, so I think we have been improving overall.

"Conceding in the last minute is always a blow and, as a team, we can always work harder to stop that happening and to improve."

West Ham are without a win in their past five Premier League matches ahead of Saturday's trip to Hull City.

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