West Ham striker Andy Carroll insists the belief is there in the squad that the club can qualify for Europe this season.
The Hammers' 3-0 home win over Hull on Sunday - courtesy of goals from Carroll, Morgan Amalfitano and Stewart Downing - took them up to seventh in the Barclays Premier League table after a run of four winless matches had seen them drop off the pace.
Asked if West Ham were European contenders, Carroll told Sky Sports: "There's a belief in the dressing room, I don't see why not. We haven't had a win in the last few games but we've had the performances that can take us up to the top."
West Ham had struggled in the first half before turning the screw on Hull in the second.
West Ham v Hull - player ratings
Downing, who added West Ham's third after a peach of a through-ball from Alex Song, added: "We just moved the ball quicker in the second half - in the first half we didn't do it quick enough and we made it easy for Hull who had a lot of men behind the ball.
"In the second half we were making a lot of good runs and getting men in the box, so it was a much better performance."
