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'We were able to compete better' - Lopetegui

West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the victory: "I'm happy for the three points. We are happy for the fans and players, they deserve this victory after suffering a lot in the first-half. In the second-half, we changed different things.

"The first-half was for them, but the second-half was for us. We were able to compete better and win the match.

"We had some players with yellow cards so we changed it at half-time because we wanted to be aggressive. I wanted to put Crysencio Summerville on. I thought he was key in second-half. His energy and his way of playing allowed us to get the goal.

"Fortunately, we won. We kept positive when they scored. We appreciate the support from the fans.

"Each week I can make changes, thinking of ideas how to play against the opponent. I was thinking today Summerville could be key in the second-half, but he will play a lot. He did well, we are happy for him and for the team, the players and the fans."

On the penalty incident: "I didn't see it. The players say it is a penalty and the referee says it is a penalty, so I am sure they are right but I haven't seen it.

"I prefer to highlight that, after they scored, we kept the energy and positive momentum to win the match. I prefer to keep that energy.

"We had a bad result last week, but that can happen, and today we have won against a big team. To win any match is a big challenge. It's difficult and you have to go to the limits. We have to keep the energy to compete and be better."