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Slaven Bilic annoyed with injuries to West Ham's Dimitri Payet and Enner Valencia

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic felt his side gave away a 'cheap' equaliser against Everton.

Slaven Bilic was left frustrated after Dimitri Payet and Enner Valencia went off injured in West Ham's 1-1 draw with Everton.

Payet, the Hammers' leading scorer in the Premier League this season, was caught from behind by a scissor tackle from James McCarthy in the first half.

He went off shortly after half-time and his replacement, Valencia, was also forced off following a sliding tackle from Seamus Coleman.

Asked about the tackle on Payet, Hammers manager Bilic told Sky Sports: "I didn't see it but I was told it should have been red.

Dimitri Payet of West Ham United celebrates scoring the opening goal
Image: Dimitri Payet was hurt against Everton

"I saw it was a foul from behind and they made a few of them. We had our player injured and we don't know how bad it is, but it was bad enough for him not to finish the game.

"It is a big blow for us. Payet is our main player with the ball and I am not happy with the injury.

"Enner did really well when he came on and we looked dangerous but then he got injured. Those are the only things I am not happy about."

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"Until the scans nobody knows long they will be out for, hopefully they will be okay for Spurs and it's good we have the international break."

Enner Valencia of West Ham United is taken off by a stretcher during the Barclays Premier League match against Everton
Image: Enner Valencia had to go off on a stretcher

The Hammers have not beaten Everton in the Premier League since 2007 and they were pegged back by Romelu Lukaku's equaliser after Manuel Lanzini's 30th-minute opener.

While Bilic said Everton's goal was "cheap", he was pleased with his side's reaction after their 2-0 defeat to Watford the previous weekend.

"It was important to put in a good performance in front of our fans and we looked like a good team," he said. "We are not happy because we didn't win, but they deserved a point too. We tried to get all three but it wasn't the case."

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