West Ham manager David Moyes is wary of a potential hangover against Burnley on Sunday after his side’s Europa League heroics this week.
The Hammers memorably claimed a place in the semi-finals of the European competition with a stunning 3-0 win over Lyon at the Groupama Stadium on Thursday.
Hammers make their mark in an extraordinary European week
They now have a last-four clash with Eintracht Frankfurt to look forward to but Moyes is determined to make sure feet remain on the ground
They return to domestic action as the managerless, relegation-threatened Clarets visit the London Stadium on Sunday and Moyes wants full focus on the Premier League fixture.
He said: “There is potential (for distraction) but we plan (for it) not to if we can. We will get focused on the next game.
“The league is really important for us and we have to try to hang in there in the European places if we can.
“Whatever way you deal with the European games, you have to deal with it. The big clubs do and get results, so we will do the same.
“We’ve done pretty well this year considering the Thursday-Sunday games, which is not an ideal situation. Hopefully we can prepare as well as we possibly can.”
West Ham had travelled to France in hope after a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their quarter-final last week.
They delivered on that as goals from Craig Dawson, Declan Rice and Jarrod Bowen in a 10-minute spell either side of half-time saw them claim a famous victory.
With his side sixth in the Premier League and pushing for European qualification again, Moyes hopes Thursday’s experience will have whet his players’ appetite for more.
He said: “We want to use the highs for the players to recognise just how good it can be.
“We want to be in this place. We want them to be positive and confident with our actions on the pitch.
“We want to take it into the game on Sunday, take the confidence we got from the game, and we want to try and play as well as we did last night.
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