Said Benrahma’s goal was his first for West Ham after 31 appearancesDeclan Rice described the feeling as “horrible” after West Ham’s Premier League draw at Brighton effectively ended the Londoners’ Champions League hopes. The result leaves the Hammers in sixth and needing to bridge a five-point gap to fourth-placed Chelsea, with two games remaining. Liverpool also sit a point above David Moyes’ side and have the benefit of a game in hand. “We can’t be relying on other teams to lose,” West Ham midfielder Rice told Sky Sports. “We have to go out and win – we’ve drawn too many and lost a few. It’s obviously horrible because we had the Champions League in our sights.”Had Said Benrahma not scored a superb late equaliser, the visitors’ evening on the south coast might have ended with a fourth defeat in five games, with Craig Dawson and Tomas Soucek both heading earlier opportunities wide.And Moyes, who felt their top-four aspirations had already disappeared, is now hoping his side can rouse themselves to earn a place in the Europa League. “We’re trying to get a place in European football if we can. We’re still in a good place for that. It’s a great thing to say we’re in a good shout with two games to go,” he insisted.Danny Welbeck had looked likely to give the hosts victory, racing clear in the 84th minute to lift the ball beyond West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. Until Welbeck scored his 50th Premier League goal, Alireza Jahanbakhsh… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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