Everton boss Sean Dyche was delighted with victory at West Ham on Sunday.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the only goal of the day in London.
Dyche said: "We came down with the intention of taking the game on, we always do. It's not always easy, this is a tough place to come, they're an experienced outfit with a very experienced manager of course but overall with the way we performed, the chances we created and a fine goal, we just about edged it and got a nice three points.
"They can control the game here with sometimes playing slowly and methodical so I thought we had to change the tempo and ask more questions. I thought we worked well on the break, bit more quality here and there and we might have got a chance to score. Their keeper made a great save, we hit the bar, big moments go against us but overall we see it though and I think it's been a sad week as well and it's befitting to get a result for the chairman [Bill Kenwright] who we have lost sadly and his family.
On Calvert-Lewin's goal, he added: "We know that Dom is sharp, he's getting sharper and fitter, I think he has worked all day with Ducs [Abdoulaye Doucoure], doing a lot of legwork for the team. I think it's a really great finish, Ducs sort of controls it, just comes away from him but great turn and finish. Those snapshots are very difficult to defend, turn and hit as I call it, very difficult for defenders so very good finish."
"West Ham had a couple of chances as the game wore on but Jordan [Pickford] makes a great save and a couple of saves in the second half that you'd like to think he would make. We kept them controlled the best we could, I thought the two centre-halves were immense. Jarrad [Branthwaite] continues to mature into a player, Tarky [James Tarkowski] is obviously a bit more rounded but I thought them two were immense today and the keeper behind them in the second half particularly.
"Very tough week for different reasons, very sad week in many ways for many people. Like I say it was befitting to get a result for the chairman who sadly passed away and his family. The underlying thing is that a lot of players that have spent a bit of time here and know the chairman and they're sad as well as I am."