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West Ham substitute Danny Ings stopped his former club Burnley earning a rare win as the home side fought back from 2-0 down in a pulsating Premier League game.

Ings, who had an effort ruled out by VAR moments before the equaliser, almost nicked a winner but saw his shot cannon off the crossbar in injury-time.

Burnley still moved off the bottom of the Premier League with the draw, but were left to rue dropping more points from a winning position.

The Clarets were on course to earn just their fourth win of the top-flight season - and first victory in 10 attempts - through David Datro Fofana and Konstantinos Mavropanos's own goal before half-time.

West Ham were lifeless in a poor first half where they did not manage a shot on target.

However, the Hammers reappeared after the break looking like a different side and pulled a goal back within 30 seconds of the restart.

Midfielder Lucas Paqueta showed the desire which had been previously missing to press Burnley high, winning back possession to go clean through and calmly stroke past Clarets keeper James Trafford.

David Moyes side continued to press for a leveller and Burnley looked set to hang on for victory until Ings' dramatic late intervention.

The draw moves Vincent Kompany's team back above Sheffield United into 19th place on goal difference, with both sides remaining eight points adrift of safety with 10 games remaining.

West Ham, who were aiming for a third straight league win, stay in seventh place.

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.

For this weekend's games, he takes on The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe, who supports Liverpool, and Better Joy's Bria Keely, who is a Manchester City fan.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Burnley are down as far as I am concerned. As a team they are pretty, but without a lot of punch.

West Ham fans have been moaning they are bored with 'Moyes-ball' but their team has scored seven goals in their past two games to just ram down how well it works.

I am delighted for David Moyes that he got those wins over Brentford and Everton to lift his side back up to seventh.

The Hammers travelled to Germany on Thursday in the Europa League so I am not sure how Moyes will manage his squad over the next few days. On that basis I'd usually quite fancy Burnley to get a point but, defensively, I don't see them holding out.

Dave's prediction: 1-1

Bria's prediction: 1-2

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Here are the key facts and figures before Sunday's game between West Ham United and Burnley in the Premier League.

• West Ham are unbeaten in their past five Premier League games against Burnley (W3 D2), this after having lost three in a row to the Clarets beforehand.

• Burnley have only won two of their eight Premier League visits to West Ham (D1 L5).

• West Ham have won their past two league games, scoring seven goals in the process, which is as many as they had netted in their previous eight. The Hammers could score three or more goals in three consecutive Premier League matches in the same season for the first time since April 2021.

• Burnley have lost their past four away league games, conceding three goals in each. They last lost more successive Premier League away matches from November 2016 to February 2017 (seven), while this is their longest run of conceding three or more goals away from home in the competition since November 2009 (six in a row).

• James Ward-Prowse has seven assists in the league this season, the most of any West Ham player. Since his first season in the competition in 2012-13, he has more assists from set-pieces than any other player (30), although Burnley are the only side he’s faced more than three times in the Premier League without scoring or assisting against them (12 games, 849 minutes).

• Against Bournemouth, Clarets manager Vincent Kompany suffered his 20th Premier League defeat as boss in his 27th game, with only Mick McCarthy losing 20 games in fewer matches as a manager in the competition (23). Kompany’s final 20 defeats as a Premier League player came over a period of 155 appearances.

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West Ham manager David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League fixture at home to Burnley.

Here are the main headlines:

• The Hammers will check on the fitness of left-back Emerson Palmieri, who suffered a slight groin problem against Freiburg, before Sunday's match. However, Maxwel Cornet will not be available to face his former club.

• On playing the next three games at home: "Our form in the main at home has been OK. Let's hope we can keep it up between now and the end of the season. It will be really important we look to win our home games, especially if we're going to try to hang in with the teams going for the European places. It starts with Burnley and we'll do everything we can to get a result."

• On-loan midfielder Kalvin Phillips "will improve with the more game time he gets" after a mixed start to his time at West Ham. "I think he's showing that at the moment. In the past couple of games he's had a small piece of it, but I think he's done well. The sending-off [at Nottingham Forest] set him back a little bit when he was just beginning to get up and running again."

• Moyes added: "He's a great boy to work with. He's looking to do things to try to get himself back to the standards he set when he was playing for Leeds United."

• On Burnley manager Vincent Kompany: "He did a brilliant job last year, showing exactly what he's capable of. I think what he's now realising are the levels as you step up. He's maybe not got all of the same players that the other clubs would have, but I think he's done a really good job with what he's got."

• Asked if he was surprised Kompany had not "changed his philosophy" with the Clarets struggling in the Premier League: "Managers are entitled to work the way they see best for them and their club. His teams have played very well in many games this season. We narrowly got a result at the end of the game at Turf Moor, so we'll need to play really well at home to get three points."

• He is hopeful the Hammers' positive form in the Premier League will continue: "We're off the back of a couple of good wins. We want to keep it going and if we keep scoring the goals as well, that will give us every chance of winning games."

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We asked you for your thoughts on West Ham's defeat against Freiburg in the Europa League on Thursday.

Here are some of your answers:

Gerald: The tactics were abysmal. Too pedestrian in the first half, unlike the Brentford game. Taking off James Ward-Prowse was daft and introducing Michail Antonio with two minutes to play was crazy. Let’s be honest playing like this, Roma, Liverpool, Rangers or Benfica will beat us easily. The team needs a different approach and no more excuses.

Peter: Played decently for most of the game. However we missed our key chances and that ultimately came back to bite us. The pressure is now on for next Thursday where we need a serious push to get through. Disappointed, as it seemed like we deserved a draw and a harsh decision on the penalty at the end may cost us highly.

Kieran: Terrible decision from the ref at the end. Was 100% a penalty and Uefa should review the game. West Ham rightfully deserve that penalty. Looked like we couldn’t be bothered tonight and were having a kick about at the park. Disgraceful from West Ham - very poor performance all round.

Grant: David Moyes is so frustrating! Everyone could see Lucas Paqueta was struggling after 15 minutes of the second half but instead of replacing him, he makes a defensive substitution, leaving Paqueta on until the 90th minute when the game was all but gone. Moyes needs to get his team up for a performance next week.

Brooksy: That was bad. Going away in Europe to play for a draw is dangerous, and that's why. We beat Freiburg twice, but tactically they had us sussed tonight. We've still a home leg, but with the divide in the fans about the future of Moyes, it'll be quiet. I think his job is done with us.

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David Moyes after West Ham lost 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie with Freiburg.

He was frustrated that his side was not awarded a penalty by VAR after a potential handball by Noah Weisshaupt: "I’ve had the chance to look at it and I think it is a penalty kick. My reasons aren’t biased, but nowadays if you lift two hands above your head then it’s an unnatural position. I think the reasons for his hands being there was because it was a free-kick, but if that was his reason, then the referee never restarted the game for a free-kick.

"If it was because the player kicked it on to his own arms, then technically he made a really poor clearance attempt. So for all of those points, I can’t see why the referee didn’t choose to give a penalty kick.

"However, if it was us on the other side then I think it would be very harsh, But I would have to say the minute that arms are above the head, especially in Uefa [competitions], the referees tend to give penalty kicks."

On West Ham's performance: "We didn’t have our shooting boots on. Jarrod [Bowen] had one good chance at the back post in the first-half but apart from that we didn’t play well in the first-half. But I have to praise Freiburg, they started very brightly. I thought the give away from us to their goal was terrible and we gave the ball away in midfield too easy. We turned the ball over too much.

"It's not a terrible performance and this is what two-legged games are about. We will do everything to try and turn it around. We'll know what we have to do and hopefully we'll have our crowd and atmosphere behind us to back us."

Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport journalist

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West Ham reached the Europa League semi-finals in 2022 and won the Europa Conference League last season. They also topped a group that included Freiburg this term to qualify automatically for the last 16.

Last season they won every game in Europe so never had to overcome a first-leg deficit, but they did manage it at this stage two years ago when they lost 1-0 at Sevilla before going through after extra time at London Stadium.

That Sevilla side looked a tougher opponent than Freiburg, who sit mid-table in the Bundesliga. So there's no need to panic for West Ham, who have won their past 10 European home games.

But they will have to improve their finishing on Thursday.

Bowen is their top scorer this season with 17 goals, but none in Europe, and he had chances to break that duck in Germany.

He had a shot saved from a tight angle and snatched at a volley from Kudus' cross.

Paqueta headed wide from a Kudus cross and Konstantinos Mavropanos did the same from James Ward-Prowse's corner. Kudus caused plenty of problems for the home defence and had an effort saved himself.

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West Ham captain Kurt Zouma refused to be drawn on the late penalty decision when he spoke to TNT Sports after the game.

"I don't know [if it was the right decision]. The decision took a bit of time and the referee took a lot of time. It is what it is. The game is over. I don't want to go back to it now."

On the match itself: "It was a tough game today, we didn't play well throughout the whole game. We didn't have many chances.

"There is another game next week and hopefully we can play better. There are many things [which could be to blame], we didn't start the game the right way, maybe physically but no reason. There are days like this in football."

Here are the key facts and figures after Thursday's game between West Ham and Freiburg in the Europa League.

• West Ham haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their past 10 matches across all competitions, while only once have they had a longer run of games without one under David Moyes (15 games, between January and July 2020).

• Michael Gregoritsch's goal ended a run of 395 minutes without conceding for West Ham in the Europa League, with their previous concession coming away to Olympiakos back in October 2023.

• Freiburg had 32 shots without scoring between the two goals they've netted against the Hammers in the Europa League this season (Roland Sallai in October 2023 and Michael Gregoritsch tonight).

• West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse has created 22 chances in the Europa League this season - the most by an English player in a single campaign in the competition since Jack Wilshere in 2017-18 (23).

West Ham fell to defeat at Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

The Hammers beat their Bundesliga counterparts twice in the group stage and were looking fairly comfortable until Michael Gregoritsch pounced soon after coming off the bench.

The Austrian lost several defenders to tap in Roland Sallai's mis-hit shot across the penalty area nine minutes from time.

The Hammers thought they were going to get a penalty in injury time, but after a long Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check for a potential Noah Weisshaupt handball, it was not given.

David Moyes' side should have been ahead long before Freiburg's goal though.

Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta both missed the target from fine Mohammed Kudus crosses, and Bowen's curling effort from the corner of the box was well saved by Noah Atubolu.

This was only Freiburg's second win in 90 minutes in any competition since 2024.

West Ham must win next Thursday in London to have a chance of following on from their last two European runs.

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West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse says he has "thoroughly enjoyed" working under David Moyes and is "ready" to play in the Europa League knockout stages.

The Hammers face German side Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, a game that will be the England international's first experience beyond the group stages in European competition.

"It's always a good experience, and as a player you want to play in the best competitions," Ward-Prowse said.

"For me, it's good to get to this stage, but as a club we're aiming higher and hopefully we can keep going on this run.

"That's one of the reasons I joined West Ham - to play in these sorts of games.

"I feel I have good experience, and I'm ready."

Moyes has faced recent criticism from some West Ham fans for his perceived conservative style of football, but Ward-Prowse is backing the man who delivered the club's first trophy in 43 years last season.

"The job he's done has been superb, and while I've been here I've thoroughly enjoyed working under him," he added.

"We have to focus on going back to London Stadium with a good result.

"I've really enjoyed the start of my career at West Ham. I think it helped joining with the momentum of the Europa Conference League win, and it's been an honour so far."

West Ham have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund's 34-year-old Germany winger Marco Reus when his contract expires this summer. (Football Insider, external)

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David Moyes has been speaking to the media before the first leg of West Ham's last-16 Europa League tie against Freiburg on Thursday.

Here are the main lines from his news conference:

• The squad generally looks healthy: "We've got a question mark about Nayef Aguerd and Maxwel Cornet hasn't travelled, so we'll have to see about those two. Other than that, we're OK."

• On Lucas Paqueta and Emerson: "Lucas has only just come back from injury, but he's done really well and I think the pair of them have linked up well."

• Naturally, he is keen to progress as far as possible in the competition: "I want us to have another great run in Europe. I'd also like us to qualify for Europe again in the league. We had a period where we weren't so good, but we're back on form at the moment, and I sense we're getting back to where we should be."

• He relishes bringing success on the continent to London Stadium: "For West Ham to be a European club is incredible. We've now been on that run for three years, and we've played over 30 games. We want to keep it going and build on it."

• On coming up against Freiburg again after they faced each other in the group stages: "Freiburg have had to beat Lens, which was a good result, and we will have to play well again and try to get positive results."

• Moyes praised the football in Germany: "I have to say I find the atmosphere in Germany is incredible, possibly better than the Premier League. I hope the West Ham fans enjoy it and get home safely. I think there's been some travel disruption, so I hope they get here OK and are able to support the team."

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West Ham striker Michail Antonio wants his side to make sure they "don't let Europe affect our Premier League run" as they return to the competition this week.

The Hammers face Bundesliga team Freiburg in Germany on Thursday, in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

Impressive wins over Brentford and Everton have revitalised the Hammers after a difficult spell and David Moyes will hope to carry that recent run of improved form into Europe, as well as their next Premier League game against Burnley on Sunday.

"We're playing [Burnley] at home - we're on a good run of form right now," Antonio told the Footballer's Football Podcast. "Obviously we have got a game midweek so it's just making sure we don't let Europe affect our Premier League run.

"The squad isn't massively more [since their previous meeting]. We lost a couple of players in January, so it is going to take its toll on the boys but we're used to it.

"This is the third year running [in Europe] now so we just have to keep building on it and keep going."

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Here are the key facts and figures before Thursday's game between Freiburg and West Ham United in the Europa League.

• West Ham have already played and beaten Freiburg on two occasions in the Europa League this season. If they win again, it would be the first time they have won three games against the same opponent in a single European campaign.

• Both of Freiburg's games against English teams in European competition have been defeats by West Ham. If they lose again, they will have suffered more European losses against English sides than any other nation (also two games against Spain and Italy, as it stands).

• Freiburg have made the most high turnovers of any team (85) in the Europa League this season, as well as generating the most shots following them (18).

• West Ham have won each of their past three Europa League games without conceding a goal. They have never previously won four consecutive games in the Uefa Cup or Europa League.

• James Ward-Prowse has created more chances than any other player in this season's Europa League (21), 16 of which have been from set-plays. He has created at least six more chances than any other player.

James Jones
Fan writer

After back-to-back wins in the Premier League, it is so easy to forget to turmoil we were in just a couple of weeks ago.

All those calls for David Moyes to be sacked and fears of falling into the bottom half of the Premier League have been replaced with optimism for the rest of the season and excitement for the return of Europa League football later this week.

After Thursday's trip to Freiburg, we host Burnley. Fans will be expecting another win to continue the turnaround in form and to ensure we are still in contention of qualifying for Europe for a fourth consecutive season.

It makes this week one of the biggest in our season so far as European football has been the cornerstone of Moyes' second spell in charge. It has underlined the success he has had and is a symbol of how far he has taken us in just four years. From relegation battlers to European knockout stage regulars, and with European silverware in the trophy cabinet to boot.

A good result in Germany and a Premier League victory over Burnley this week will continue what has become something of a trend under the Scot. Competitive in Europe and genuine contenders for a top-seven finish.

It is what the fans have grown so used to, which is why they were so upset with the way things were going before the victory over Brentford. We have had such an incredible time since 2020 that not having those European nights in Stratford next season has become almost unthinkable.

That may still happen, but as long as the team fights in their attempts to make it so, the fans will be accepting of whatever the rest of the season delivers.

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West Ham United and Leeds United are watching 21-year-old defender Archie Brown, who plays for Belgian side Gent. The former Derby County youngster is also being scouted by Chelsea. (HITC), external

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Using the past 10 rounds of Premier League matches, BBC Sport looks at who might currently be its 'best' player.

Here are a couple of suggestions from West Ham.

Jarrod Bowen

The Hammers winger is having his best Premier League scoring season, netting 14 times so far.

In his past 10 league matches, Bowen has scored five goals and provided two assists - including his first career hat-trick against Brentford.

Manager David Moyes: "Some of his performances recently have gone unnoticed because we haven't won."

Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes to TNT Sports: "You can see Real Madrid, Manchester City and Arsenal all wanting him. He is a unit and reminds me a bit of Eric Cantona."

Alphonse Areola

It is a left-field shout, but from a numbers perspective it is hard to ignore Areola.

In the past 10 games, he has kept three clean sheets and averaged 5.8 saves per game. He also has the highest save percentage in the Premier League, has made more than 100 saves, conceded four fewer goals than his expected goals against tally suggests he should have, and is the only goalkeeper to save multiple penalties so far this season.

Moyes: "Our goalkeeper played brilliantly well. He made several saves today that probably stopped Everton getting a result."

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We asked you for your thoughts on Saturday's Premier League match between Everton and West Ham.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Barry: Poor again from a team seemingly intent on being relegated. I seriously worry for my club. Unable to score, unable to win at home, poor squad depth, a manager seemingly out of ideas and a month of tough fixtures ahead. With further points to be deducted and ownership unresolved, we could be relegated and in administration come the end of the season.

Russell: Very frustrating. We lack finishers up front and teams punish us for it. West Ham were good but beatable, but yet again we couldn't put a game to bed. Defence was strong but once we hit the final third, I just didn't feel confident in attack. Amadou Onana was sloppy and Jack Harrison is a headless chicken at times. Something has to change.

Michael: We simply cannot hide behind the docked points. We have not won a Premier League game since mid December. We do not score goals and goals decide your fate. Sheffield United and Burnley are not good enough for Premier League - and sadly neither are we.

Jon: Embarrassing. The four points back was a lifeline, but it means nothing now. We deserve to be relegated.

West Ham fans

David: Despite all the negativity about David Moyes this season (I'm not one of them), every sleight against him - no entertainment, negative style, no goals - has been completely undermined in the last two games. With Burnley at home next and the European campaign under way again, fans should celebrate where we are, and stop the carping.

Ali: The Hammers rediscovered their grit and determination. It was missing for a few matches but back today. Away at teams like Everton, you need to have your defenders right on it and the boys were. The dinosaurs will again go on about the old West Ham way but an item for the statistics guys: what was the win/loss and league positions pre-Moyes and then under Moyes?

Joe: A huge result against a team battling relegation. But once again, such a difficult watch for West Ham fans (other than the final five minutes). Moyes has been such a great manager for us, creating memories for life, but watching his football is laborious.

Kevin: Rode our luck yet again. Uncomfortable performance while Alphonse Areola was superb. We could have been three down easily. We have to tighten up all around as our tactics are always questionable.

Tom Gayle
BBC Final Score reporter at Goodison Park

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Two weeks on from asking the West Ham manager about a "Moyes out" banner in the stands at Nottingham Forest, I saw him being reluctantly forced into a bit of dad dancing by his players, as they dragged him over to celebrate in front of the away supporters following a stunning late victory at Everton.

You can clearly see David Moyes was uncomfortable and didn’t want to rub it in. He spent 11 years at Goodison Park and knows the defeat will have hit the home fans hard, especially after the high of midweek and seeing their points deduction reduced.

Around his post-match news conference, I observed the Scot take time to check in with a number of club staff and local journalists he knew from his time at the club.

While his respect for Everton will always remain, make no mistake, Moyes is a winner, irrespective of the opposition.

He's under pressure and, for much of the game, was on course for just one victory in his past eight Premier League matches. Yet he still had the conviction in the second half to replace James Ward-Prowse with Kalvin Phillips - a change I certainly raised an eyebrow at - and also take off star man Lucas Paqueta for Michail Antonio.

Those substitutions and subsequent switch in player positions allowed West Ham, with the game stretched, to become their most threatening in the closing stages, and enabled the sense of belief they could take all three points to grow and grow.

As Moyes said himself, the scoreline "was harsh on Everton" - yet, privately, I’m sure he’'l be giving himself, his coaching staff, and players rightful praise for executing a superb away performance.