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Moyes urges West Ham to keep believing after Antonio double secures win over Burnley

A double from Michail Antonio has kept West Ham United's top-four hopes alive thanks to a 2-1 win over Burnley.

Burnley striker Chris Wood won and converted a penalty in the first half.

But Antonio rescued his side with a quick-fire double, firstly by heading home Vladimir Coufal's teasing cross to equalise.

The Englishman, who was returning after four weeks out with a hamstring injury, poked in Said Benrahma's curling delivery for his second eight minutes later.

The Hammers now move up to fifth place in the table, just three points behind Chelsea in fourth.

Speaking after the game, West Ham boss David Moyes said: "The team played really well. We won 2-1 but I felt it was a lot more than that. We rode our luck at the end but we should have been out of sight.

"I'd love to be in Europe. It would be an incredible achievement. We're not far away from the Champions League positions. We've got to keep believing."

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