Crysencio Summerville scored in his fifth straight game as West Ham made easy work of Burnley in a 2-0 win at Turf Moor to move three points off 17th-place Nottingham Forest.
Another defeat for Burnley, who were booed off at full-time, ensures a 16th straight game without victory for Scott Parker’s side, who spurned an opportunity to spark their own battle for safety.
West Ham looked set to take full advantage of Forest’s defeat at Leeds on Friday night when Summerville dinked over Martin Dubravka early in the first half.
With Burnley offering little to no response in the first period, West Ham scored an impressive second when Valentin Castellanos glanced home a superb Malick Diouf cross to double their lead.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side weathered an early second-half storm from Burnley, with Mads Hermansen, in for Alphonse Areola, making five stops to keep West Ham in control.
Hammers are now well placed to apply the pressure on Forest with their third win in four, ahead of a tough run that includes the visit of both Manchester clubs to the London Stadium and a trip to Liverpool in their next six.
Burnley, meanwhile, are now eight points off West Ham and staring down the barrel of an inevitable return to the Championship.
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