West Ham defender Craig Dawson was delighted with his late equaliser for their 2-2 draw with Leicester City.

After a momentary Video Assistant Referee (VAR) checked, Dawson's vital goal – his first in the league this season – stood.

“Of course [it was an important goal]," Dawson said at full-time. “We were working hard to get the goal, and luckily enough it went in.

“I was slightly worried [about the VAR check], but it counted, so that's all that matters. It was a fair point for us today."

“Set-pieces are something we work hard on. It was a great ball into the box and luckily it went in.

“The manager made a couple of changes which helped us out, and the lads put a shift in to the end."

Dawson added: “It's obviously disappointing [not to win], but let's focus on ourselves. I think a point was a fair result in the end.

“It's going to be a tough battle [for Europe], we know that. We'll just keep working hard and taking every game as it comes.

“We've got another tough game next week [at home to Newcastle United], so we'll prepare well this week."