West Ham first-team coach Kevin Keen insists the club are still fighting for their Premier League lives despite disappointing weekend results.
The Hammers were held at home by fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers with central defender Christopher Samba in superb form for the visitors.
Thomas Hitzlsperger’s leveller secured West Ham a late draw against Rovers and Keen still feels the point could be pivotal come the end of the season.
The result, coupled with Wolves’ 3-1 win over West Brom 24 hours later, means the Hammers are four points adrift of Mick McCarthy’s fourth-from-bottom side with two games remaining.
West Ham have a six-pointer against Wigan at the DW Stadium on Saturday and Keen sees no reason why they cannot follow up success in Lancashire with a home victory over Sunderland.
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“There’s no way we’re conceding that,” he replied on Sky Sports News when asked if West Ham were resigned to Championship football next season.
“We threw everything at Blackburn on Saturday. Unfortunately we came up against a brick wall called Samba and he was fantastic for Blackburn and earned them a vital point.
“Perhaps that’s going to be a vital point for us. If we can get our win at Wigan next Saturday I’m pretty sure the last game against Sunderland it’ll be a full house and we can get three points there.
“It’s been a topsy-turvy season in terms of how many points are needed. Wolves’ result on Sunday makes it a little more difficult.
“We’ll do our job. We’ll get our six points and hopefully that’ll be enough to keep us in the Premier League.”
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