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West Ham midfielder Noble: Upton Park tough when you're losing

Mark Noble has warned West Ham United teammates about playing at home when they're facing relegation.

Noble went down with the Hammers in 2011 and knows how hard it is playing at home in the run-in during such a tense time.

"We have to try to get results because I don't think a lot of the players know what Upton Park is like when you're near the bottom," the midfielder said.

"I've been through it before and it's a tough place to play. You have to be brave, you have to want the ball and you've got to be a man.

"I believe we have enough people here to get us out of this and we have to go out now and try to win every game. We have to try and find something from deep in ourselves.

"You can imagine what it's like, standing in a stadium with 35,000 people screaming and shouting at you. The players are human. They hear the moans and groans and it doesn't help if I'm honest.

"That's football, though, and we have to stand up and be counted now. Hopefully, we'll have a full?strength team soon and we can put some points on the board."

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