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West Ham's Javier Hernandez enjoying playing alongside Marko Arnautovic

Marko Arnautovic celebrates his goal with team-mate Javier Hernandez
Image: Marko Arnautovic celebrates his goal against Watford with Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez hopes his strike partnership with Marko Arnautovic can score the goals that keep West Ham in the Premier League.

The Hammers picked up three more vital points on Saturday when a goal apiece from Hernandez and Arnautovic, who was returning from a hamstring injury, helped them beat Watford 2-0.

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West Ham 2-0 Watford

Hernandez nabbed his third goal in four Premier League matches, while Arnautovic has scored seven goals in his last 11 games in all competitions but had been missing for the last three weeks.

West Ham remain 12th in the table but have extended their gap over the bottom three to five points and have only lost one league game since before Christmas.

"Marko is an unbelievable, all-around player and it gives you a lot of confidence when you play up front with a player like him," Hernandez said.

"We have a good understanding with each other and both of us scored. That's a good thing for a striker.

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David Moyes says the return of Marko Arnautovic has given them a big boost after his goal helped West Ham to a 2-0 win over Watford

"Not only did we score, but the whole team ran with high intensity and we showed that we wanted the three points.

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"Three points are three points whoever they come against, and we need to keep going day-by-day and game-by-game because every game is going to be a final."

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