West Ham came from behind to dent managerless Burnley’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League in a match tainted by Ashley Westwood’s injury.
Tomas Soucek equalised from close range to cancel out Wout Weghorst’s opener as West Ham extended their unbeaten home run to eight games in all competitions.
Both sides started with attacking intent but the game took a turn for the worse when Westwood was stretchered off with a worrying leg injury after what looked like a innocuous challenge with Nikola Vlasic.
Play was stopped for eight minutes with medical staff from both clubs attending to the Burnley midfielder.
No-one was more visibly upset than Vlasic, who dropped to his knees with concern, but the incident appeared to galvanise the lowly visitors.
Three minutes after Westwood’s departure, Burnley scored the opener.
Maxwel Cornet’s header was met by Jay Rodriguez, who could only divert the ball against the crossbar, before Weghorst rose highest to head in the rebound.
Cornet had the chance to double the visitors’ lead after being brought down inside the area by Lukasz Fabianksi, but his poorly hit penalty went wide.
The Clarets dismissed Sean Dyche on Friday but they remained resolute under the interim guidance of Under-23s coach Mike Jackson and injured club captain Ben Mee until Soucek salvaged a draw for the hosts.
The result means Burnley move to within three points of safety, although they have played a game more than 17th-placed Everton, while West Ham remain seventh, five points outside the Champions League places.
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West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Average rating5.46
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Squad number31Player nameJohnson
Average rating5.35
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Squad number15Player nameDawson
Average rating5.71
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Squad number23Player nameDiop
Average rating5.52
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Average rating5.59
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating5.97
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Squad number41Player nameRice
Average rating6.12
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating6.05
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Average rating5.57
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Squad number11Player nameVlasic
Average rating5.36
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating5.48
Substitutes
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
Average rating5.98
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Average rating5.77
Burnley
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player namePope
Average rating7.00
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Squad number2Player nameLowton
Average rating6.25
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Squad number22Player nameCollins
Average rating6.30
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Squad number5Player nameTarkowski
Average rating6.47
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Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Average rating6.27
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Squad number11Player nameMcNeil
Average rating6.25
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Squad number18Player nameWestwood
Average rating7.12
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Squad number4Player nameCork
Average rating6.34
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Squad number20Player nameCornet
Average rating6.00
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Squad number19Player nameRodriguez
Average rating6.54
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Squad number9Player nameWeghorst
Average rating7.16
Substitutes
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Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Average rating6.50
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Squad number14Player nameRoberts
Average rating6.05
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Squad number27Player nameVydra
Average rating5.63
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1FabianskiBooked at 45mins
- 31Johnson
- 15Dawson
- 23Diop
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41RiceBooked at 67mins
- 20Bowen
- 10LanziniSubstituted forFornalsat 79′minutes
- 11VlasicSubstituted forBenrahmaat 65′minutes
- 9Antonio
Substitutes
- 5Coufal
- 7Yarmolenko
- 8Fornals
- 13Areola
- 16Noble
- 22Benrahma
- 24Fredericks
- 26Masuaku
- 33Král
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pope
- 2LowtonSubstituted forRobertsat 62′minutes
- 22Collins
- 5Tarkowski
- 3Taylor
- 11McNeilSubstituted forVydraat 79′minutes
- 18WestwoodSubstituted forBrownhillat 30′minutes
- 4CorkBooked at 11mins
- 20Cornet
- 19Rodriguez
- 9WeghorstBooked at 67mins
Substitutes
- 8Brownhill
- 10Barnes
- 13Hennessey
- 14Roberts
- 16Stephens
- 17Lennon
- 26Bardsley
- 27Vydra
- 28Long
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
Match Stats
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Match ends, West Ham United 1, Burnley 1.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Burnley 1.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
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Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
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Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
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Attempt saved. Issa Diop (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nick Pope.
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Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
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Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Tarkowski following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Issa Diop (West Ham United).
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Wout Weghorst (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
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Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
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Wout Weghorst (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Manuel Lanzini.
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Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Dwight McNeil.
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