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West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate targeting EFL Cup final at Wembley

Cheikhou Kouyate is targeting Wembley in the EFL Cup final after revelling in the atmosphere of the London derby win over Chelsea.

Kouyate rose ahead of restored Chelsea captain John Terry to put the Hammers in front and Edimilson Fernandes struck a second three minutes after the interval.

Gary Cahill replied with almost the last kick of the game to make it 2-1, but by then attention had switched to the stands, with trouble breaking out between rival supporters behind the goal being defended by the Hammers, who play at Manchester United in the quarterfinals.

After a third successive win, Kouyate said: "Last season we wanted to reach Wembley so why can't we do it this season?

"There is still some way to go yet but we will see.''

Slaven Bilic's men have now won five of the nine competitive fixtures at the former Olympic Stadium, which is under renewed scrutiny following the violence.

Defender Kouyate praised the atmosphere, which turned sour late on to prompt a Football Association investigation.

"The atmosphere was very good but that was because we won and the team played well,'' Kouyate added.

"We missed the atmosphere at Upton Park but against Chelsea, we had it again and it was very good.

"Now we need that kind of atmosphere in every game and not just the big matches. If we have that, maybe the players can give even more.''

The Hammers are unbeaten in October after a draw with Middlesbrough and Premier League wins at Crystal Palace and home to Sunderland. Their final fixture of the month is at Everton on Sunday.

"I cross my fingers that we can produce another victory like we did last season,'' said Kouyate, referring to March's 3-2 win at Goodison Park.

"This is another big game and it will be great for the team if we can get another victory. Everton have a good team and it will not be easy for us.''

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