West Ham went into their trip to Burnley yesterday with their eyes on seventh place in the Premier League, knowing that three points at Turf Moor would take them there.
Burnley have struggled badly this season and given they were pumped 5-1 by Everton on Boxing Day and the fact that Manuel Pellegrini’s side have been very impressive indeed during December, the Hammers would have been right to expect a win.
But Sean Dyche inspired a reaction from his side after that heavy defeat and West Ham were not able to match their levels of commitment as first half goals from Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil clinched a much-needed three points for the Clarets.

The Hammers have enjoyed a good month, battling on despite a heavy injury crisis but that fatigue looked to have taken hold yesterday – much to the dissatisfaction of their supporters.
They took to Twitter to express their anger at the result and Lucas Perez was a particular target after a limp performance at the forefront of an attack that failed to create much against a side who have been leaky defensively this season…
https://twitter.com/TezzyWHU/status/1079415332815671296
https://twitter.com/Deal770M/status/1079395141188796416
https://twitter.com/ciro_castaldo/status/1079677568549302273
https://twitter.com/Wise64/status/1079409794165936129
https://twitter.com/Ratters1975/status/1079421627862003712
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