West Ham boss David Moyes heaped praise on his players after their 2-1 win against Aston Villa.
Andriy Yarmolenko capped an emotional return to action by opening the scoring in the second half, a superb touch and finish giving the Irons the lead which was met by a standing ovation for the Ukrainian from the fans at London Stadium.
Pablo Fornals netted the Irons' second with a cool finish on the counter-attack, while the Hammers showed maturity and composure to see out the win after Villa's Jacob Ramsey halved the deficit on 90 minutes.
Moyes said, "We were brilliant today.
"We've come back from Europe in midweek and sometimes it's hard to get the performance. For us to get the win today was huge.
"It was a huge win for us because it keeps us in and around the European spots, where we want to be, and we showed great character today.
"I thought we played well. We had a spell in the second half where we lost a couple of players through injury and I thought we could yield quite easily.
"With the changes, it was going to be quite difficult, but we actually grew with it and we got the couple of goals.
"It was an unbelievable save from Łukasz Fabiański early in the second half.
"A lot of the players had to keep going and dig in for us. Łukasz is a key player for us and it was a great save.
"Yarmolenko's goal shows a lot.
"It shows a lot about the Club. The Club have been really supportive.
"The fans were great. They realised it was so important for Yarmolenko. We realised it as well, the players realised it, because we see how difficult it is for him and his family, with what's going on in his country for all Ukrainians.
"Football has that little bit of something, sometimes which can change lives. You can win games, you can win cups, and that'll make you feel better. It happens as a manager all the time. You lose games, you get a win and it cheers you up a bit.
"I hope today Yarmolenko will feel much better for playing."
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