West Ham midfielder Declan Rice says they need to regroup after a disappointing opening day defeat at home to Newcastle United.

With a testing run of fixtures coming up, with Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool all on the agenda before the end of October, Rice knows the Hammers need to rediscover the form they showed in the closing weeks of last season, and fast.

“We know the games we've got coming up are really tough," he confirmed. “They're the games we normally turn up in, but we've got to turn up in these types of goals as well because last year we beat Chelsea home and away and we beat other big teams, like Manchester United, but then Newcastle come here and beat us.

“We need to be collectively better. We know we're going to be up for those games because we always are, so it's a good chance to beat the top teams and get some points on the table."