Kouyate confident Hammers’ hard work is paying off

Despite on-going crowd issues at the London Stadium, West Ham’s problems on the field seem to have been allayed and Cheikhou Kouyate has put the improvements down to hard work.

After an impressive season in the first year of Slaven Bilic’s reign, West Ham made a poor start in their new home and found themselves in the bottom three during the last international break.

Back-to-back wins in the Premier League against Crystal Palace and Sunderland eased the pressure and last night’s EFL Cup victory over Chelsea stretches their unbeaten run to four games.

And the Senegal midfielder believes it was the time the squad spent on the training field with Bilic which is now paying dividends on the pitch and is targeting a trip to Wembley.

“We have been working hard the last few weeks and are now getting some good results. We will stay humble because we want to continue winning,” he said.

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“The new system is very good and I am enjoying the position. Every player has to work hard in the system and we have been doing that. The spirit has always been there.

“Last season we wanted to reach Wembley so why can’t we do it this season.”