Winston Reid says West Ham will kick on next season after difficult campaign

Winston Reid believes West Ham will emerge stronger from the trials and tribulations of this season.

The Hammers are on 38 points following the goalless draw at home to Everton and both Reid and manager Slaven Bilic believe another two points will bring Premier League safety.

Reid, captain for the day against Everton in the absence of the suspended Mark Noble, said: “It was a decent performance and as long as we have that determination and work ethic, we should get the points we need to be safe and then build towards next year. The players will learn a lot from this experience. It has been a roller-coaster ride and not easy, with the new stadium and the big turnaround in the squad. We will learn from this.”

Bilic said: “Every game will be extremely hard until the end, not just for us because every team is fighting for something.

“It was always about those 40 points as long as I can remember but we want to try to win every game and if not — don’t lose it.”

Havard Nordtveit took full advantage of West Ham’s injury situation to star in a holding midfield role. He said: “When you get the chance, you need to be good.”