By WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 12:54 EST, 8 November 2025 | Updated: 12:58 EST, 8 November 2025
After making their supporters wait 248 days for a home victory, West Ham treated them to two in less than a week with an important 3-2 win over relegation rivals Burnley.
In an early season six-pointer, the Hammers went behind through Zian Flemming, but Callum Wilson soon hit back.
Tomas Soucek put Nuno Espirito Santo's side ahead, before Kyle Walker-Peters added a third.
Former Hammer Josh Cullen netted a late consolation, yet it didn't impact the result as West Ham leapfrogged their opponents to rise to 17th.
Daily Mail Sport's WILL PICKWORTH was at the London Stadium and he has picked out some key talking points from the match.
West Ham made it two wins in a row as they beat Burnley 3-2 to rise to 17th in the table
Burnley now have just three points from six away games and drop into the relegation zone
Wilson proves his worth
For whatever reason, Nuno wasn't enamoured by Wilson on his arrival in East London.
Across his first three games in charge, the striker didn’t play a minute - and the West Ham boss even preferred rookie forward Callum Marshall or no striker at all.
But after featuring for 65 minutes off the bench at Leeds, before starting against Newcastle and again today, Wilson has proved his worth. He may not be the player he once was, but the 33-year-old offers so much to this team.
His presence provides the Hammers with a focal point and helps to get the best out of Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen, although the latter was slightly off colour here.
Wilson’s finish after good work from Summerville was typical of a man with 90 Premier League goals; in the right place at the right time.
If West Ham are to push away from trouble, the former Newcastle man will have a big role to play.
Callum Wilson started for the second game in a row and scored West Ham's equaliser
West Ham find new mentality
West Ham had started the game brightly but were lacking that final quality until Flemming pounced on some poor defending to head home.
But, instead of crumbling as has been the case so many times this season, most notably here against Chelsea and Tottenham, the Hammers responded brilliantly.
The comeback victory against Newcastle last week had been the first time in 540 days that they had won a Premier League match like that.
And, after Wilson's swift equaliser, the hosts always looked the likeliest to score.
As ever, it was Tomas Soucek who stepped up with that important goal, and Kyle Walker-Peters added the cherry on top of the cake.
'We made two good wins and there is no better feeling going into the international break,' Nuno said post-match. 'Let's enjoy the break and improve for next time.'
In the past two weeks Nuno's side have come from behind to win on both occasions
West Ham 3-2 Burnley: MATCH FACTS
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola 6.5; Wan-Bissaka 7, Kilman 6.5, Todibo 7, Diouf 7; Fernandes 7 , Potts 6.5 (Soucek 62 7); Bowen © 6.5, Paqueta 7.5 (Julio 83), Summerville 8 (Walker-Peters 83); Wilson 7 (Magassa 71 6.5)
Subs not used: Hermansen, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Irving, Golambeckis
Manager: Nuno Espirito Santo 8
Booked: Paqueta
Goals: Wilson 44, Soucek 77, Walker-Peters 87
Burnley (4-2-3-1): Dubravka 5.5; Walker 6, Tuanzebe 6.5, Esteve 6, Hartman 6.5(Pires 81); Florentino 7, Cullen 7; Tchaouna 6 (Bruun Larsen 67 6), Ugochukwu 7(Hannibal 71), Anthony 6.5 (Edwards 81); Fleming 7 (Broja 71)
Subs not used: Weiss, Foster, Ekdal, Laurent
Manager: Scott Parker 6
Booked: Flemming, Walker
Goals: Flemming 35, Cullen 90+6
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Burnley's away day woes
Burnley’s season will be defined by what happens at Turf Moor, a notoriously tough place to go, yet if the Clarets are to stay up, their record on the road could really do with improvement.
This demoralising defeat made it three points from six away games, with that sole win coming at crisis club Wolves.
After their opener here - which came after some good play - they failed to offer much going forward until it was too late.
Although West Ham’s confidence was boosted by the Newcastle victory, Nuno’s side were still vulnerable, yet Burnley didn't make the most of their strong start.
‘I thought we were exceptional at the start, got our noses in front with a well-worked goal and then we played the game West Ham wanted us to play,’ Scott Parker bemoaned.
'We've fallen short in moments of concentration that’s cost us the game. This is a big man league and we need to learn from that quickly. We’re hit to win and survive. It feels like a massive opportunity missed.’