Declan Rice urged West Ham to keep their foot on the accelerator after they beat 10-man Aston Villa 4-1 to move level with champions Manchester City in third in the table.
Rice scored the visitors’ second goal to restore their lead after Ollie Watkins had cancelled out Ben Johnson’s early strike.
Then Ezri Konsa was sent off early in the second half and Watkins hit the bar before Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen scored late on, meaning the Hammers are unbeaten on the road in the league since April.