- Aaron Cresswell gets early birthday present with Wednesday's 1-0 win against Burnley
- Defender turns 27 on Thursday and played 90 minutes against the Clarets
- England man is looking up the Premier League table with festive fixtures to come
Wednesday’s hard-fought victory over Burnley came as an early birthday present for Aaron Cresswell, who celebrates turning 27 today.
The England left back was delighted with the result, which ended a wait of six games for a victory and lifted the Hammers up to 15th in the Premier League table
Mark Noble’s goal in a dominant first half saw off the Clarets, who pushed the Hammers back after the break – only to find Cresswell and he defensive teammates in fine form.
The No3 explained: “First and foremost it was about three points on Wednesday and that’s what we got.
“We have to take the positives and look forward to Saturday now.
“First half I thought we were excellent and could have really killed the game off by being 3-0 or 4-0 up. Nobes hit the post, Pedro hit the post and then we got the penalty.
“The results went our way in midweek, but we just have to concentrate on ourselves. We need another three points when we play Hull and I’d take another 1-0 and another performance like that.
“We’d like 12 points [from the run of four games the Hammers are on], but we know how tough the Premier League is and our main focus is on Saturday and Hull.
“We won’t look any further for now – we’ll play our game on Saturday and then look ahead to Swansea.”