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West Ham striker Antonio: No-one needs to tell me I should be scoring more

West Ham striker Michail Antonio is determined to rediscover his early season goalscoring form.

Antonio plundered six goals and four assists in his opening seven appearances of 2021/22 but has found the net just once in 12 games since.

He told the club's website: “I am confident in my ability, so I don't need anybody to jump on me because I am jumping on myself already. I'm a person who demands the best from myself and I am getting frustrated in myself that I have not scored in so many games, so you don't need to get on my back as I'm already on my own back!

“I am going to go out there, give my all and hopefully this week I can put the ball in the back of the net for me, for the team and for you guys."

He added: “We've got Tottenham on Wednesday and of course I will always enjoy the prospect of playing at their new stadium after becoming the first visiting player to score a winner against Spurs there a couple of years ago.

“Then we've got Southampton on Boxing Day, who I have good, fond memories of both playing for and scoring my first goal for West Ham against, so hopefully we can go out there and get the wins and go on a run from there."

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