Andy Carroll upbeat over West Ham's European chances despite Chelsea draw

Andy Carroll says West Ham will not let up in their pursuit of European football, despite the "upsetting" 2-2 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.

Cesc Fabregas scored a controversial 89th-minute penalty to earn Chelsea a point after referee Bobby Madley adjudged Michail Antonio to have tripped Ruben Loftus-Cheek, although replays showed the contact was made outside the 18-yard box. 

Carroll looked to have set West Ham on their way to their first victory at Stamford Bridge for 14 years with his fourth goal of the season, but Fabregas scored his second after a superb free-kick on the stroke of half-time had cancelled out Manuel Lanzini's exceptional opening goal. 

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"All the lads 100 per cent want us to get into Europe," Carroll told the club's official website. 

"That is what we are pushing for. It would have been nice for us to come away with a victory and push us even higher up the table, but we will have a nice break and come back and work harder from there.

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"It was a bit upsetting to only get a point. We conceded just before half-time and then just before the end which is upsetting. But we worked really hard and we did deserve the win.

"I have had a look back at the penalty incident and it looked just outside of the area so it was unlucky that they were given a penalty.

"I said last week there are not many teams who come away from the big grounds disappointed to have only got a draw.

"Last week we had that feeling against Manchester United [in the FA Cup quarter-final] and it is the same against Chelsea that we have not got the three points."

The draw left West Ham in fifth place in the Premier League table on 50 points, with only eight matches of their season remaining. 

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Carroll also ended a run of nine games without a goal by netting a minute after coming off the substitutes' bench following an excellent pass from Dimitri Payet.  

The 27-year-old added: "It was a great ball in from Dimitri and the 'keeper came rushing out and left a gap down the side of him and I just had to put it in there so it was a nice start.

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"It feels good to be back among the goals. Obviously I was not starting but it still feels good to come off the bench and score.

"It was an incredible strike from Manuel and he has got that ability. It is no surprise to us that he put it in like that."