Ending Tottenham's title hopes was a 'good achievement' for West Ham, says Ashley Fletcher

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Sam Long17 May 2017

Bringing an end to Tottenham's title hopes was a "good achievement" for West Ham, according to Ashley Fletcher.

Spurs travelled to the London Stadium earlier this month aiming to keep up the pressure on pacesetters Chelsea.

But the Hammers edged past their rivals courtesy of a 1-0 scoreline, which effectively brought the curtain down on the north Londoners' title challenge.

Fletcher featured as a late substitute against Spurs and was delighted to contribute to such a key night for Slaven Bilic's men.

“It was the best atmosphere I’ve ever played in myself," Fletcher told West Ham's official website.

"Obviously getting on in a London derby against Spurs, I know how much it means to the fans.

"So for us to win the game as we did and end their title hopes was a good achievement.”

West Ham's victory retained the club's top-flight status for another season and they have an opportunity to climb even further up the table when they travel to Burnley on Sunday.

Fletcher has been restricted to just four substitute appearances in 2017 but is hopeful he will be handed a final opportunity to impress at Turf Moor.

The 21-year-old said: “I think there were obviously a lot of people who came back from injury after Christmas, and I was very fortunate to have played a big part for the first half of the season.

“I understood why I wasn’t getting as much game-time as I would have liked, but that’s football.

"Getting some minutes against Tottenham and Liverpool was a bit of a reward and really good for me. Hopefully I can get some more against Burnley.”

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