West Ham United were bolstered by a return to their counter-attacking ways of old.

The Hammers emerged with a battling 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Days after a 5-1 thumping at the hands of Newcastle United, manager David Moyes went back to basics to ensure his side got back on track.

Club captain Declan Rice stated to the media post-game: “The manager came in [after the Newcastle game] and it was really quiet, everyone was numb, hurt.

“In fairness, the manager came in and said: 'I hope you're all ready to play Saturday. If I was you, I'd be wanting to go and play tomorrow'. That's my mentality, too, and I know it is for a load of the others.

“The beauty of football is that you always get another game to prove your worth and after that defeat, we knew how big today was. To win that today, fair play to the manager because there was a lot of pressure on him, a lot of pressure on us. It was a big win."